Recipes
Blackberry and Brandy Sauce
This is a really easy sauce to serve over ice cream, cheesecake or perhaps even pancakes. Serve it warm over vanilla ice cream or chill it, and serve over plain cheesecake.
Blackberry Liqueur
A little late in the year to make this with fresh berries, but it does work just as well with frozen if you have any stashed away. The colour is a really deep purple and it tastes great. This would make an ideal homemade Christmas present.
Blackberry tart
A delightful blackberry tart for when brambles are in season. The vanilla cream layer is delicious. If you want a shortcut for this tart, use shop-bought pastry.
Blackberry Tart with Lime Cream
You can also vary this cake: use raspberries or blueberries instead of blackberries and lemons instead of limes. My blackberries were rather sour but if you have sweet berries, you can reduce the amount of sugar a bit.
Basque cake
A light and delicious cake that's from the Basque Country. It's a light sponge cake baked with a custard cream filling.
Blackberry liqueur (Crème de mûre)
After a day of blackberrying, what could be nicer than turning your bounty into homemade liqueur?