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 /  05 November 2021  

#  Traditional Scottish Cranachan  


Usually made on Burns Night in January, this festive dessert can be enjoyed during the colder months for something fresh and fruity. Topped with flapjack-y nuggets, it has just the right amount of sweetness, and can be prepped in advance for dinner parties.  


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Serves

 6 

 



Total Time

 30 Minutes 

 



 

 

Ingredients

 Crunchy Oat Nuggets  


   40g of unsalted butter  

   1 tbsp of Scottish Heather Honey  

   55g of rolled oats  

   30g of soft brown sugar  

   30g of hazelnuts, roughly chopped  

   12g of plain flour  

 



  

 Whisky Cream and Raspberry Mixture  


   600ml of whipping cream  

   70g of icing sugar, sifted  

   5 tbsp of Scotch whisky  

   500g of raspberries (frozen will do, though fresh is best)  

   Caster sugar to taste  

 



  

 



Method

 Step 1 

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/Gas Mark 4. Line a baking tray with parchment.



 Step 2 

To make the oat nuggets, melt the butter and honey in a saucepan, then stir in the other ingredients until everything is well coated.   
 Spread out on the lined baking sheet to a depth of about 5mm (don’t worry if it doesn’t reach the edges) and bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown. Leave to cool, then crumble into pieces and set aside. It can be stored in an airtight container for up to 3 days.



 Step 3 

To make the whisky cream, whip the cream with the icing sugar and whisky until soft peaks form.



 Step 4 

Divide the raspberries and blitz half to make a purée. Push them through a sieve to remove the seeds and add caster sugar to taste.



 Step 5 

Assemble the cranachan at the last minute. Layer the elements into six glasses, starting with raspberry purée and a few whole berries, then a layer of whisky cream, oat nuggets, cream, purée, berries, and finish with cream, nuggets and a few whole raspberries.



 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: If you’re pushed for time or feeling lazy, you could use a few handfuls of crunchy muesli in place of the homemade nuggets – but you would sacrifice the lovely honey/hazelnut flavour.

 

 

 

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