Bacon nachos with cheese sauce

Serves 8 Prep 5 mins Cook 15 mins

100g mature cheddar, grated

50g red leicester, grated

1 tbsp cornflour

300ml whipping cream

1-2 tbsp maple syrup few drops smoky hot sauce

6 rashers smoked streaky bacon

200g bag plain tortilla chips

3 spring onions, finely sliced

1 jalapeño chilli, sliced (optional) handful coriander leaves

1 Stir the cheeses, cornflour, cream and 1 tbsp maple syrup in a saucepan over a low heat. Continue stirring – it may split or look lumpy but will eventually come together. Season with the hot sauce and a little more maple syrup to taste. Keep warm to prevent it setting quickly.

2 Grill the bacon till very crisp. Warm the tortilla chips on the shelf below. Heap the chips onto a platter and pour over the cheese sauce. Break the bacon into small pieces and sprinkle over, then the spring onions, jalapeño (if using) and coriander. PER SERVING 417 kcals, fat 32g, saturates 16g,

carbs 19g, sugars 3g, fibre 2g, protein 11g, salt 1.4g