• Prep + refrigerate time 3h 20 minutes
• Cook time 20 minutes
• Serves 6

Ingredients (15)​

• 670g jar pitted morello cherries, drained, liquid reserved
• 100g (1/2 cup) caster sugar
• 85g pkt port wine-flavoured jelly crystals
• 250ml (1 cup) boiling water
• 12 mini meringue kisses
• Malted milk powder, to dust
• 300g fresh cherries, pitted
• 12 scoops vanilla ice-cream
• 500ml (2 cups) thickened cream, whipped
• 65g (1/2 cup) slivered almonds, toasted
• 6 maraschino cherries

• White chocolate fudge sauce​

• 100g white chocolate coarsely chopped
• 125ml (1/2 cup) thickened cream
• 1 tbsp glucose syrup
• 1 vanilla bean, split, seeds scraped, pod discarded

Method​

• Step 1
  Place the reserved morello cherry liquid and sugar in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, for 10-15 minutes or until syrup thickens and reduces to about 250ml (1 cup). Set aside to cool slightly.
• Step 2
  To make the white chocolate fudge sauce, place all the ingredients in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on High, stirring every 30 seconds, for 2-3 minutes or until smooth. Set aside to cool.
• Step 3
  Meanwhile, place the jelly crystals in a heatproof bowl. Add the boiling water. Pour into a 12 x 17cm heatproof glass or plastic dish. Place in the fridge for 3 hours or until set. Slice into 2cm pieces.
• Step 4
  Place the meringues on a plate. Dust the tops with malted milk powder.
• Step 5
  Place 1 whole fresh cherry in the base of six 375ml (11 ⁄2 cups) tall sundae glasses. Cut the remaining fresh cherries in half.
• Step 6
  Pour the fudge sauce among glasses. Add an ice-cream scoop to each glass then divide the halved fresh cherries among glasses. Add another ice-cream scoop. Top with the morello cherries and jelly cubes. Drizzle 1 tbs morello cherry syrup over each glass.
• Step 7
  Place the whipped cream in a piping bag fitted with a 1.5cm star nozzle and pipe on top. Drizzle with remaining morello cherry syrup. Top each glass with dusted meringues, almond and a maraschino cherry. Serve with a soda (long-handled) spoon.