By Tony Singh
Fill a Victoria sponge with fresh raspberries for a taste of summer, or use them in a classic summer pudding. Try visiting a pick your own farm for the freshest raspberries.
Toasted crumpets and warm spiced berries with yoghurt and honey
Oat pancakes with raspberries and honey
Pavlova
Summer pudding
Queen of puddings
Valentine cupcakes
Summer party gâteau
Bakewell tart
Raspberry, peach and almond tart
French martini
French martini
Wonderland
Summer fruit smoothie
Berry nice
How to make jam
The UK raspberry season runs from May until November. They’re cheapest from July to September.
Keep raspberries chilled in the top of the fridge, or freeze by spreading out onto baking trays and then bagging once frozen.
Bring fresh raspberries up to room temperature before eating to maximise their flavour. Puréed, sieved and sweetened raw raspberries make a good summer sauce to go with ice cream and grilled fruit. The fruit also has an affinity with cream and nuts.
Raspberries collapse easily when cooked, so mix with other fruit such as summer berries, rhubarb, peaches, or apples to maintain the texture of the dish.
Preserve raspberries in vinegar, cordials, jams and jellies (add redcurrants to aid setting in jams and jellies).
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