Marzipan-Semolina Pudding With Warm Cherries

• 720 ml jar of cherries
• 1 packet instant custard
• 2 tsp vanilla essence
• 3 tblsp caster sugar
• 1 litre milk
• 125 g semolina
• 3 medium eggs, separated
• 125 g marzipan, finely grated
• None None lemon balm for decoration

1. For cherry custard, combine cherry juice with 2/3 cup water. Mix 4 tbsp with custard powder until smooth. Boil remaining cherry juice with 1 tsp vanilla extract and 2 tbsp sugar. Add custard mixture and simmer for 1 min. Remove from heat.
2. For marzipan-semolina pudding, bring milk to a boil. Sprinkle in semolina and simmer, stirring, for about 1 min. Add remaining sugar and vanilla extract then remove from heat. Whisk egg yolks until creamy then carefully fold in. Add 3 oz grated marzipan then whip egg whites until stiff and carefully fold in.
3. Meanwhile, gently heat cherries until they begin to release their juices. Set aside.
4. To assemble, layer glasses with custard, semolina and cherries. Decorate with the remaining grated marzipan and lemon balm, if desired.

cherries, custard, vanilla, sugar, milk, semolina, eggs, lemon balm

Taken from recipes-plus.com/api/v2.0/recipes/22849 (may not work)