Gooseberry recipes
This versatile tangy berry is often found in desserts; here are some scrumptious gooseberry recipes including fools, gooseberry cheesecakes and gooseberry jam. Our gooseberry and white chocolate frangipane tart is a match made in heave. And…you can also use in savoury dishes, like this smoked mackerel and gooseberry salad.
Gooseberries can be in season as early as the end of May in the UK, depending on the weather.
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Slow cook recipes
Pulled pork buns with fennel and gooseberry ketchup
Porchetta gets slow cooked in this pulled pork bun recipe making it a great make-ahead choice for a weekend dinner...
Make-ahead dessert recipes
Gooseberry and white chocolate frangipane tart
Gooseberry tart is wonderful as is, but when white chocolate is added to the mix – it’s a bonafide winner....
Cake recipes
Gooseberry and ginger loaf cake
Gooseberry’s tart flavour works so well with the warming hum of ground ginger in this wonderfully simple loaf cake. The...
Gooseberry recipes
Gooseberry and elderflower cobbler
Don’t leave cobbler to the Americans! Crumble is good and all, but cobbler is what the cool crowd finishes dinner...
Focaccia recipes
Herby gooseberry focaccia
This focaccia is everything you need from a bread. It’s laced with olive oil so there’s no need to butter...
Gooseberry recipes
Sticky gooseberry cake with saffron and honey with custard
Gill Meller’s gooseberry cake has a pleasing tartness, balanced by the saffron and honey sponge, and mellowed further with homemade...
Healthy salad recipes
Pickled cucumber, fennel, gooseberry, tarragon and lemon salad
Sharp, sweet, crunchy and fresh – Gill Meller’s quick pickled cucumber salad is the perfect side dish for a summery...
Pannacotta recipes
Pannacotta with gooseberry and elderflower compote
A perfectly set, wobbling pannacotta is a wonderful thing. Served with sweet-tart gooseberry compote, to cut through the creaminess, it...
June seasonal recipes
Smoked mackerel and gooseberry salad
Our smoked mackerel and gooseberry salad is packed with tender summer veg, goat’s cheese and radishes. Serve with new potatoes...
Baked cheesecake recipes
Clotted cream cheesecakes with gooseberry compote
Looking for a summer pudding that’s a bit…different? These decadent little baked clotted cream cheesecakes served with a sparky gooseberry...
Canapés and cocktails
Gooseberry ginger beer
In early summer gooseberries are fat, irresistible emeralds – use them in this delightful al fresco gooseberry ginger beer cocktail...
Fool recipes
Elderflower fool with poached gooseberries
Use our elderflower cordial recipe, or a shop-bought one, to make this summer dessert – the perfect marriage of sweet...
Gooseberry recipes
Gooseberry and elderflower tarts
This gooseberry tart recipe is easy-peasy to make and is a great get-ahead dessert to make for a summertime dinner...
Fool recipes
Gooseberry fool
An extra quick fool recipe made with gooseberries, elderflower cream, amaretti biscuits and ready-made meringues. See our similar gooseberry and...
Teatime traybake recipes
Gooseberry streusel cake with elderflower syrup
Make the most of gooseberries, during the summer months, with this amazing streusel cake recipe. We’ve got another great streusel...
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