Cranachan


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.
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Last modified on: October 13th 2013

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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 27 min.
Cooking: 15 min.
All in all: 42 min.
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Stage 1 - 4 min.
Cranachan
Put 150 g raspberries into a bowl, sprinkle 2 tablespoons caster sugar and 2 tablespoons whisky over then set aside.

Stage 2 - 3 min.
Cranachan
Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C).

Spread 100 g rolled oats out on a baking sheet, sprinkle with 4 tablespoons caster sugar and put in the oven.

Stage 3 - 15 min.
Cranachan
Leave the sugar to caramelize in the oven to make the oat nougatine.

Stage 4 - 3 min.
Cranachan
When this is golden brown, remove from the oven and break up into coarse crumbs.

Set aside.

Stage 5 - 5 min.
Cranachan
Begin assembling the dessert: put a layer of Chantilly (whipped cream) in the bottom of each glass.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Cranachan
Add a layer of raspberries and scatter some nougatine on top.

Stage 7 - 7 min.
Cranachan
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 100 ml honey in 200 ml 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 recipe30 8 %220 20 %200 20 %3,370 130 %14,100 130 %
Per 100 g3 1 %30 2 %20 3 %390 10 %1,620 10 %
Per person6 2 %60 4 %50 6 %840 30 %3,530 30 %
The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,700 k-calories (or 11,300 k-joules) per day for a man Change to a woman
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 6.97 €
  • Per person : 1.74 €

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  • Hi JH, That sure looks good. I've never heard of Cranachan before. Just look at what I've been missing, lol...Thank you so much for sharing...
    Posted by Louise october 14th 2013 at 03:39 n° 1
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