It's blackberry season and these hedgerow legends are very versatile in the kitchen – especially in desserts.
Blackberry cottage tart
A real crowd pleaser (pictured above), and the perfect end to a dinner party with friends. Make your own sweet citrus pastry, then fill the tart with a buttery, lemony, soured cream custard, and a blackcurrant jelly. Arrange fresh blackberries on top of the tart neatly, and enjoy with a cup of tea.
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Blackberry fool
A tangy fool, made from blackberries, sugar, lemon juice, a drop or two of vanilla extract, and a lot of whipping cream. The classic fool is a British dessert dating back to the 16th century, and always consists of sweetened fruits folded into cream.
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Sweet potato and blackberry cheesecake
Make a sweet potato compote and mix it into a classic cheesecake filling, then drizzle blackberry purée over the cake before baking, for an elegant and unusual dessert.
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Duck breast with blackberry sauce
Ed Baines opts for a savoury dish when he's using his blackberries up. Make a blackberry sauce from a garlicky red wine reduction, infused with thyme, bay leaf and blackberries, and then serve it generously alongside quick-fried duck breast and buttery mashed potatoes.
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Chocolate and blackberry slice
Far more exciting than your regular brownie, and perhaps a little better for you! This chocolate slice is made from dark and milk chocolate, butter, walnuts and light muscovado sugar, and gives off a pretty purple-ish hue, thanks to the punnet of blackberries in the mix.
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