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Jam is one of our favourite things to make on the weekend, so we have fresh jam all week made out of our favourite berries. However, we know that you don't always have the time to make your own so we are sharing a delicious alternative to homemade jam: Blackcurrant and Chia Seed Jam.

This jam takes 15-20 minutes, so it's easy to have on the go in the morning and will last up to 5 days in your fridge. Plus it's full of antioxidants and fiber thanks to the blackcurrants and chia seeds.

This recipe...

The Chuckleberry is not a commonly known fruit and for that reason, often results in people not knowing much about it or how to even use it. We understand this struggle so we are here to help you learn about this incredible fruit, and hopefully inspire you to use it in your cooking or baking.

First things first - what is a Chuckleberry?

A chuckleberry is a hybrid between a redcurrant, gooseberry and jostaberry (a jostaberry already being a hybrid of a gooseberry and blackcurrant). This large mix...

Buying your fruit frozen has numerous benefits, which is why we are so proud to be able to offer it to you, they include:

1. Less food Waste

This is because you only use what you need, when you need it, and don’t have to worry about your fruit going off quicker than you are ready to use it.

2. Availability

You can enjoy all the seasonal fruits you love throughout the year without having to compromise on quality and flavour.

3. Better Flavour

Freezing fruit from fresh means all the nutrition that...

Serves 8

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 225g butter
• 225g caster sugar
• 3 eggs
• zest of 1 lemon
• juice of 1/2 lemon
• 225g self raising flour
• 200g frozen blueberries (coated in flour)

For the icing:

• 70g icing sugar
• few drops of lemon juice
• water if needed

Total time required: 45 minutes

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 30-35 minutes

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas mark 5.
2. Grease & line a loaf tin with baking parchment.
3. Cream together the butter & caster sugar in a bowl until light & fluffy...

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 until floppy and fold in blackberry puree and vanilla extract.
4. Lightly whip the cream and fold into the blackberry cream mixture.
5. Place into...