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Ingredients

Jam Session Parfait

  • ⅔ cup sugar 130 gm
  • 2 tablespoon . flour 15 gm
  • 2 tablespoon . cornstarch 15 gm
  • Pinch of salt
  • 2 cups milk 475 ml, I used whole milk
  • 3 egg yolks slightly beaten (reserve whites for another use)
  • 2 tablespoon . butter 30 gm
  • 1 teaspoon ½ . pure vanilla extract 8 ml
  • cup ¼ seedless strawberry jam 60 ml
  • cup ¼ seedless blackberry jam 60 ml
  • cup ¼ Cabernet Sauvignon or other dry red wine 60 ml
  • teaspoon ½ . freshly ground black pepper 2 ml, not a typo!
  • teaspoon ⅛ . dried red pepper flakes .5 ml, ditto!
  • 1 cup fresh strawberries hulled and sliced, 150 gm
  • 1 cup fresh blackberries rinsed and patted dry, 150 gm
  • Additional strawberries and blackberries for garnish

Instructions

Pudding

  • In a large heavy saucepan, whisk together sugar, flour, cornstarch and salt.
  • Gradually whisk in milk. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. (Reduce heat to medium-low if mixture begins to stick, to avoid scorching.) Approximate cooking time is 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
  • Stir a small amount of the hot milk mixture into the beaten yolks to temper them so they won't "scramble." Then, whisk the yolks into the hot milk mixture until combined.
  • Return pan to heat; cook 1 minute longer. (Mixture will bubble almost immediately – keep stirring!)
  • Remove from heat again – don't forget to turn off the burner! – and stir in butter and vanilla until blended.
  • Transfer pudding to a bowl; cover with plastic wrap. (Press the wrap directly onto the pudding to keep a "skin" from forming.) Cool, then refrigerate until ready to serve.

Sauce

  • In a small saucepan, melt the strawberry and blackberry jam; stir until smooth.
  • Whisk in the wine; bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 15 minutes, or until sauce reduces to approximately ½ cup.
  • Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in the red and black pepper. (Don't be afraid!) Cool to room temperature.

Assemble Parfaits

  • Divide fresh berries into four tulip or parfait glasses.
  • Top with a generous dollop of vanilla pudding.
  • Drizzle (liberally) with sauce and garnish with additional berries. Sweet harmony indeed!