A painter and decorator from Bristol became emotional last night as he explained the reason for his sugar-free dish to judges on MasterChef. John, who lives in the city with his partner and four children, was one of nine home cooks to appear on the show last night in the fifth and final week of heats.
John, 40, whipped up a chocolate tart with 'drunken' raspberries, although the seemingly simple dessert had a big twist - it didn't contain any sugar. The base of the refined sugar-free tart was made from crushed almonds and hazelnuts, egg yolk and a bit of sweetener.
As he prepared the dessert ready for John Torode and Gregg Wallace to taste, John sampled his own cooking, having to bin the first batch of chocolate mixture, which he said tasted 'gross', after forgetting to add sweetener. As John knocked together the final tart, which he topped with vanilla cream and toasted hazelnuts and served with a raspberry coulis, brandy-soaked raspberries and salted caramel, his fellow contestants commented that it looked 'delicious'.
