MasterChef Australia: Back to Win fan favourite Laura Sharrad has walked off with the Coles challenge on Wednesday’s episode of the cooking competition.
The 29-year-old from South Australia wowed the judges with a ‘winter warmer’ ice cream.
Laura’s unique spin on the classic dessert – sticky date pudding – will now be stocked on Coles shelves from Thursday.
For her concoction, the MasterChef veteran, who has appeared in seasons 6 and 12, combined charred and pickled pineapple, rum and homemade pineapple caramel as ingredients.
‘I was competing against you today, I’d be really annoyed I didn’t think of that’ judge Poh Ling Yeow gushed as she delviered her verdict on the delicious treat.
MasterChef Australia: Back to Win fan favourite Laura Sharrad (pictured) has walked off with the Coles challenge on Wednesday’s episode of the cooking competition
Laura’s Sticky Date Pudding & Butterscotch Sauce Ice Cream will be at Coles stores nation wide for a limited time from June 26 and will cost $8 a tub
Guest judge Curtis Stone was equally impressed saying, ‘The idea of turning a quintessential winter pudding into an ice-cream is really smart.
‘What you’ve done is, you’ve given us all those flavours we love. The butter, the richness, the caramel, the dates, and you’ve turned it into this velvety masterpiece.’
Laura went on to describe the win as ‘surreal’.
‘Such an incredible opportunity that usually takes years to get to this stage, so have the opportunity to do this in such a short amount of time is truly special,’ she said.
Laura’s Sticky Date Pudding & Butterscotch Sauce Ice Cream will be at Coles stores nation wide for a limited time from June 26 and will cost $8 a tub.
It comes after Beau Cook was sent home on Sunday’s episode of the hit foodie show.
The 40-year-old firefighter, who first appeared on the cooking competition in 2012, failed to impress the judges in the ‘childhood classics’ challenge.
Beau’s dish was an attempt to recreate a ‘spider’, a favourite from his boyhood, made up of ice cream and cola.
However, Beau added a unique twist to the dessert combining rum, roasted macadamia crumble, vanilla ice cream, stewed sour cherries and cola flavoured granita.
The 29-year-old from South Australia wowed the judges with a ‘winter warmer’ ice cream – a sticky date pudding
But the combination of flavours fell flat for the judges who felt that the dish did not quite capture the magic of an authentic ‘spider’.
During the elimination judge Andy Allen said that while Beau’s dish was enjoyable it ‘really missed the mark on recreating that childhood joy we were after.’
After listening to the disappointing verdict Beau was asked by judge Sofia Levin whether he had surprised himself during the competition.
‘Not getting booted off first,’ Beau joked and added, [‘The best bits have been hanging out with these guys.’
‘Looking back now, I should have just made a spider. I should have made a fizzy cola and dunked the ice cream in there. That would have been so much more playful and simple, and I think that would’ve got me across the line,’ he told 10Play later.
He also revealed he was out to release an alcoholic hard lemon drink from all-natural ingredients called Wildpoint in July.
‘That’s the passion project. For me, I love cooking for family and friends, but it’s not a career… I love food and produce, so making something like Wildpoint is really exciting.’
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