A Classic Cranachan Recipe from Real Recipes
Classic Cranachan Recipe
Not exactly a classic Cranachan Recipe but excellent just the same. Cranachan is a Scottish recipe using quintessentially Scottish ingredients -Oats, Raspberries and Whisky. Easy to make it is the perfect Summer dessert, quickly put together and even more quickly eaten. The basics can be varied to produce a similar dish with different seasonal or national twists. Try Oranges and Cointreau, Cherries and Kirsch or Apples and Calvados. I like to think of it as a quality breakfast cereal served as a dessert!Want another dessert which eats well in the summer try this Classic Lemon Tart Recipe from Real Recipes
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 Minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Serving size: 250 gm
Calories per serving: 325
Fat per serving: 35g
Updated on 7th March 2012 By:
For this Cranachan Recipe you will need:
INGREDIENTS (serves 6)
- 150gm of large Oats
- 25gm of flaked Almonds
- 100gm soft Brown Sugar
- 300gm Mascarpone Cheese
- 4 tablespoons of Whisky
- 350ml Double Cream lightly whipped
- 300gm Raspberries
METHODS
- Heat a heavy based frying pan over a low heat
- Add the Oats and Sugar and increase the heat
- Toast the Oats in the sugar for 3 – 4 minutes
- Remove from the heat and leave to cool
- Place the Mascarpone in a bowl and whisk until smooth – you will find this easier if you let the Mascarpone come up to room temperature before whisking
- Add the Whisky to the Mascarpone and fold in
- Next and the whipped cream and also fold this in
- Add the Oats and fold them into the mixture
- Finally Fold in the raspberries trying not to break them up
- Transfer the mixture to the serving dishes
- Drizzle a little extra whisky over the top of each serving
- Serve immediately or chill before serving
This Cranachan Recipe would perfectly finish off a Scottsh themed meal. How about trying it with this Venison Fillet with Chocolate Beer Sauce Recipe from Real Recipes