Ingredients

• 250g/8oz strawberries
• hulled (retain some whole strawberries for garnish)
• 1tbsp grenadine
• 1tsp black peppercorns
• 100g/3oz caster sugar
• 1tsp balsamic vinegar
• 1tbsp vanilla extract
• 1tbsp strawberry liqueur or vodka
• 200ml/7fl oz single cream
• 250g/8oz mascarpone cheese

Directions

• Place the hulled strawberries and whole strawberries in a bowl and crush lightly with a fork or potato masher. Mix in the grenadine and set aside.
• Place peppercorns in a pan. Heat on a stove for a few minutes
• until the corns crack and roast. Allow to cool and then coarsely crush using a mortar and pestle.
• In another bowl mix the caster sugar with the balsamic
• vanilla and the liqueur or vodka. Mix in the single cream.
• Beat the mascarpone and mix into the single cream mixture.
• Spoon a little of the crushed strawberries into the bottom of Martini glasses
• wineglasses or Knickerbocker Glory glasses. Spoon over a little of the cream mix and sprinkle with some of the peppercorns.
• Repeat until the glasses are full
• finishing with the cream and the final sprinkle of pepper. Garnish with whole or cut strawberries.