Blackberry and apple cranachan

  • Portion size: Serves 4
  • Ready in 30 minutes
  • Difficulty: easy

A truly magnificent Scottish dessert that combines whipped cream, crunchy oats, fresh blackberries and apple with a touch of blackberry liqueur.

Or, for another classic blackberry and apple combination, try our gorgeous autumnal crumble.

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Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 75g rolled oats
  • 50g caster sugar
  • 150ml whipping cream
  • 115g Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp each honey, whisky and light muscovado sugar
  • 200g blackberries
  • 2 tart apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored and sliced
  • Crème de mûre or crème de cassis, to drizzle
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Method

  1. Melt half the butter in a small pan, add the oats and cook for 1 minute, then add half the caster sugar. Stir for 4-5 minutes, until the oats are lightly caramelised, then tip onto a piece of baking paper and leave to cool.
  2. Lightly whip the cream, then fold in the yogurt, honey, whisky, muscovado sugar and oats. Stir in the blackberries (set aside a few to decorate), crushing them slightly.
  3. In a pan, melt the remaining butter and sauté the apples (in 2 batches, if necessary) for 3-4 minutes. When the apples begin to soften, add the remaining caster sugar and cook until caramelised. Set aside.
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  5. Layer up the cream and oats with the apples in 4 glasses or 1 big bowl. Top with the reserved blackberries and drizzle with a little crème de mûre or cassis. Serve with shortbread, if you like.

Quick wins & tips

You can use Bramley apples instead of granny smiths if you like, but dip them in sugar before sautéeing.

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