Brilliant blackberry recipes
You’ve been watching them ripen, and now it’s time to pick your own. Plump blackberries straight from the hedgerow are a joy. Turn them into blackberry jam, cobbler, bramble pie and more with our beautiful blackberry recipes. Remember they freeze well too.
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Dinner party dessert recipes
Best-of-the-best summer swiss roll
With a light but springy sponge, rich mascarpone cream and fresh seasonal fruit, our best swiss roll recipe makes the perfect summer dessert.
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Halloween recipes
Halloween Mississippi mud pie with blackberries
Deliciously dark and rich, this is a chocolate mud pie recipe with a Halloween twist – ‘bloody’ sage-infused blackberries.
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Venison recipes
Venison steaks with celeriac mash and blackberry gravy
Pair venison's subtle game flavour with autumnal ingredients. Celeriac mash provides earthy sweetness alongside a speedy blackberry sauce.
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Brilliant blackberry recipes
Blackberry millefeuille
Blackberries take centre stage in this towering mille-feuille recipe. Coulis and fresh berries provide sweet-sharp contrast to the cream.
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Duck recipes
Duck niçoise salad with a blackberry dressing
We love this late summer version of the iconic niçoise salad, switching tuna for melt-in-the-mouth duck legs with a blackberry dressing.
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30-minute meal recipes
Pickled blackberry and whipped feta tartines
These open sandwiches are topped with silky smooth whipped feta, piquant quick-pickled blackberries and peppery rocket leaves – a trio of flavours that come together in perfect harmony.
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Lemon and blackberry stripe cake
This lemon and blackberry cake is an eye-catching centrepiece for any birthday or bake sale. The real drama comes when cutting it open to reveal the vertical stripes of sponge.
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August seasonal recipes
Peach and blackberry knickerbocker glory
Give retro pud knickerbocker glory a late-summer twist with blackberries. Serve with roast peach conserve and scoops of vanilla ice cream.
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Loaf cake recipes
Blackberry and coconut loaf cake
Make our blackberry, lemon and toasted coconut loaf cake. Serve with coconut and lemon curd yogurt as a dessert, or sliced with a cuppa.
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Sweet tart recipes
Blackberry and apple bakewell tart
Crisp shortcrust pastry filled with a blackberry and apple frangipane and topped with flake almonds. This apple bakewell tart makes a great autumnal dessert
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Jam recipes
Bramble and bay jam
Head to the kitchen armed with a bounty of seasonal fruit and boil up this sweet and sticky bramble jam. We've added bay leaves for a gentle peppery edge.
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Proper pudding recipes
Blackberry and apple crumble
Nothing is more British than a blackberry and apple crumble with its fruity, biscuity aroma, crunchy topping and juicy filling.
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Frozen dessert recipes
Blackberry sorbet
If you haven't already fallen in love with the gorgeous purple hues of this blackberry sorbet, just wait until you taste it!
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Blackberry and thyme steamed puddings with bay custard
Blackberry and thyme steamed puddings with bay custard make the most of British seasonal produce, by chef and food writer Olia Hercules.
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Smoky blackberry ketchup
If you love preserving, give this recipe of smoky blackberry ketchup a try. Deep in colour and rich in fruity flavour, Thane Prince's recipe works well with porky meats.
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Apple and blackberry jam
Go foraging and make the most of bountiful blackberries with this simple jam recipe. Apples are rich in pectin to help it set, while blackberries add colour
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