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Cranachan
Cranachan is a traditional Scottish dessert made with whipped cream, raspberries, rolled oats and whisky.
In this recipe, the oats are made into a nougatine before being incorporated into the cream.
In this recipe, the oats are made into a nougatine before being incorporated into the cream.
45 min.
Easy
8 people
8 IngredientsLast modified on: October 13th 2013
For 8 people, you will need:
- 1
10.6 oz raspberries - 2
4 tablespoons caster sugar - 3
4 tablespoons whisky - 4
1 lb + 1.6 oz rolled oats - 5 8 tablespoons caster sugar
- 6
14.1 oz Chantilly cream - 7 14.1 oz whisky
- 8
7.0 oz honey
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 45 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 4 min.
Put 10.6 oz raspberries into a bowl, sprinkle 4 tablespoons caster sugar and 4 tablespoons whisky over then set aside.
Stage 2 - 3 min.
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).
Spread 1 lb + 1.6 oz rolled oats out on a baking sheet, sprinkle with 8 tablespoons caster sugar and put in the oven.
Spread 1 lb + 1.6 oz rolled oats out on a baking sheet, sprinkle with 8 tablespoons caster sugar and put in the oven.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Leave the sugar to caramelize in the oven to make the oat nougatine.
Stage 4 - 3 min.
When this is golden brown, remove from the oven and break up into coarse crumbs.
Set aside.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Begin assembling the dessert: put a layer of Chantilly (whipped cream) in the bottom of each glass.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Add a layer of raspberries and scatter some nougatine on top.
Stage 7 - 7 min.
Repeat this operation, finishing with a layer of whipped cream. Decorate with a raspberry and a pinch of nougatine.
Prepare some hot whisky with honey by melting 7.0 oz honey in 14.1 oz whisky (preferably Scottish) over low heat.
Serve immediately.
Prepare some hot whisky with honey by melting 7.0 oz honey in 14.1 oz whisky (preferably Scottish) over low heat.
Serve immediately.
And to drink?
A small glass of whisky with honey.
Keeping: Should be served immediately.
Source: After Nick Nairn.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=20 % | 450 RDI=40 % | 400 RDI=60 % | 6,730 RDI=340 % | 28,200 RDI: 340 % |
| Per 100 g | 3 RDI=1 % | 30 RDI=2 % | 20 RDI=4 % | 390 RDI=20 % | 1,620 RDI: 20 % |
| Per person | 6 RDI=3 % | 60 RDI=5 % | 50 RDI=8 % | 840 RDI=40 % | 3,530 RDI: 40 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 13.95 €
- Per person : 1.75 €
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
Chantilly cream
You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Peach Melba, Individual charlottes with morello cherries, Coupe Augustin, Apple charlotte with toasted brioche, Quick Strawberry Millefeuille, ... See them all 30
Raspberries
Like these other recipes: Raspberry tart, Raspberry sorbet, Framboisier, Half-cooked chocolate cake with raspberry coulis, Raspberry muffins, ... See them all 6
Honey
Like these other recipes: Confit Victoria pineapple with honey and spices, Nougat, Yeast-based flaky dough (for croissants), Gingerbread, Panettone, ... See them all 9
Rolled oats
Like these other recipes: Canadian apple crumble, Oat shortbread biscuits, Apple and whisky crumble, Chocolate cereal bars, Oatmeal and apple cookies, ... See them all 14
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