Ingredients
- 300g gooseberries, topped and tailed Serves 4
- 2 heads of elderflowers, as fresh as possible
- A knob of butter
- 2 Tablespoons caster sugar (or to taste)
- 150ml cream, whipped
- 100ml Greek yoghurt
- 50g oats
- 3 Tablespoons honey
- Pinch ginger
Vendors
Tags
Desserts
Honey
Summer
Gooseberries
Elderflowers
Gooseberry, Elderflower and Honey Oats
Method
- Preheat grill to medium, spread the oatmeal on an oven tray, drizzle over 2 tablespoons honey and pinch of ginger and mix roughly
- Toast under grill, turning occasionally, until golden
- Remove and leave to cool
- Put the gooseberries, elderflower, butter and sugar in a pan and cook over low heat until the gooseberries start to soften and ‘pop’
- Leave to cool
- Then remove the elderflowers heads, mash the gooseberries with a fork and check the sweetness, adding more sugar if necessary
- Whip the cream and fold through the yoghurt, add the gooseberries, (reserve a little for the top) and mix until just combined
- Chill before serving
- To assemble - layer the gooseberry mixture first in a glass or similar dish, sprinkle over some toasted oats and continue for another couple of layers
- Spoon over a little stewed gooseberry on the top and a pinch of oats
- Serve!