Fast Desserts Recipes - Champagne Strawberries

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup (60 g) caster sugar

• 1 vanilla bean, split lengthways

• 300 ml Champagne

• 500 g fresh strawberries

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Method:

1. Place the sugar, vanilla bean and Champagne in a saucepan and warm over low heat. Cook, stirring, for 3 minutes, or until the sugar has completely dissolved. Cool slightly.

2. Put the strawberries in a serving bowl and pour the Champagne syrup over them, stirring gently to coat. Serve warm or refrigerate until cold, if preferred.

Note: For a dinner party, serve the strawberries in individual martini glasses with a couple of biscotti.