Blackberries

With autumn well and truly here, temperatures dropping and the wetter weather incoming, what better way to warm up your morning than with a bowl of tasty porridge for breakfast? Once you have mastered our simple, quick and easy recipe, you will be all set to create your own variety of delicious porridge bowls by adding an assortment of different frozen fruits and other tasty toppings - the options are endless!

Basic Porridge Recipe

Serves 2...

How to infuse your favourite spirit with soft fruit

Infusing your favourite spirit, we would recommend gin or vodka, is a great way to experiment with flavours or diversify your drinks trolley, plus they can make perfect gifts or wedding favours!

For some fruit inspiration, we'd recommend trying some of the below, but you can trial most fruits and see how it goes:

• Raspberries
• Blackberries
• Strawberries...

Serves 4

Ingredients

• 330g British IQF Blackberries defrosted
• 1 tbsp caster sugar
• 250g mascarpone
• 142ml double cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Total time required: 20 minutes

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Method

1. Place sugar on top of the blackberries and defrost.
2. Place blackberries and sugar in food processor and blend, then push though a fine sieve.
3. Whisk mascarpone...

Serves 2

Ingredients

Blackcurrant coulis

• 400g British (Organic) Blackcurrants frozen
• 140g caster sugar
• 100ml water

Raspberry coulis

• 300g British Raspberries frozen
• 50g sugar        
• 100ml water

Blackberry coulis

• 350g British IQF / Puree/Juicing Blackberries frozen
• 70g sugar
• 100ml water

Summer fruit...

Serves 16-20

Ingredients

• 300g IQF Blackberries defrosted
• 300g Bramley Apples Slices defrosted
• 175g butter,
• 300g plain flour
• 284ml whipping cream
• 225g golden caster sugar
• 3 eggs

Total time required: 1 hour 5 minutes

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 50 minutes

Method

1. Turn on the oven to 200’C, gas 6. Grease roasting tin (30x20cm) with butter and...

Serves 4 - 6

Ingredients

For the filling

• 300g frozen British Bramley Apple Slices
• 150g frozen British IQF Blackberries
• 60g demerara sugar
• 60g butter

For the topping

• 160g plain flour
• 80g butter
• 80g demerara sugar

Vanilla ice cream, to serve.

Total time required: 34 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20-30 minutes

Method...