Alternative stress free desserts

If you're not keen on the citrus flavours mentioned in December thoughts and your emergency dessert kit 7/12/19 there are alternatives :

The raspberry route -

have frozen raspberries in your freezer

make a raspberry compote and freeze it

The cherry choice -

have frozen cherries in your freezer

make a cherry compote and freeze it

Here's a recipe that will cover both the raspberry and cherry compote :

Cherry and Raspberry Compote

350g cherries, stoned – can use frozen

150g caster sugar

juice of 1 lemon (2 tbsps)

150g raspberries – can use frozen

4 tbsp water or juice from defrosted fruit

Pour the water into a pan and add the cherries, sugar and lemon juice. Place on a medium heat and stir until the sugar dissolves. Cook the cherries over a low heat for 5-10 minutes until they have released some juice but are not overcooked. If you are using frozen cherries you will have the fruit juices when defrosted – use this juice instead of the water and reduce the cooking time to 5 minutes.

Add the raspberries to the pan and cook for a further 1-2 minutes until they start to soften. Remove the pan from the heat and leave the mixture to cool, then chill it well before serving. Blitz the compote and pass through a sieve. You'll get 400ml.

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