Avocado, Lime and Chocolate Parfait

This is a recipe I developed based on a Brazilian smoothie known ‘vitaminas’. Any
fruit can be used.

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   1. Soak the gelatine leaves in cold water for 4-5 minutes.
   
   2. Place the sugar, water, double cream and vanilla essence into a saucepan
   and bring to the boil. Then remove from the heat.
   
   3. Remove the gelatine leaves from the water and add to the liquid mix and
   whisk until completely dissolved.
   
   4. Put the avocado flesh and lime juice in a food blender and puree.
   
   5. Add the contents of the saucepan to the blender and blend once more.
   
   6. Pour the mix into 10 moulds and set in the fridge, ideally overnight.
   
   7. For the chocolate topping, gently heat and stir the chocolate drops, double
   cream and knobs of butter in a glass bowl standing over a pan water which
   has just boiled, until dissolved and a sauce is achieved. Don’t allow the bowl
   to touch the water directly.
   
   8. Pour the chocolate onto the set parfaits still in the moulds, so that it
   completely covers the top.
   
   9. Allow the chocolate to set leaving a good hour before decanting from the
   mould and serving.