A traditional Scottish dessert made with lightly toasted oats, cream, whisky and berries. Pronounced cran-i-kin.

Scottish Oaty Cranachan with Strawberries

We Scots love our oats and this Scottish Oaty Cranachan is a good example of how fabulous oats can be.

I know you probably use them to make the occasional bowl of porridge but do consider them when making dessert too.

What is cranachan?

First of all let me help you pronounce it, here we go, cran-i-kin.

Cranachan is an old Scottish dessert that was originally called cream crowdie and was traditionally served at harvest time.

It was made with crowdie cheese, a creamy cheese which was mixed with cream and oats and a little bit of honey to sweeten it.

When raspberries were in season they would be added and if a crofter was feeling flush he would add a spot of whisky.

Try - Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes (vegetarian and vegan recipes)

Crananchan made with strawberries?

You really can't beat the flavour of Scottish berries and I usually make cranachan with Scottish raspberries, but this time I decided to try it with strawberries for a change and it was rather wonderful.

I filled the dessert glasses with some pureed strawberries, then topped the puree with a glorious mixture of whipped cream mixed with lightly toasted oats and whisky, sweetened with a little maple syrup.

I finished off the desserts with some squirty cream I happened to have in the fridge, some fresh strawberries and a sprinkle of finely grated lemon peel.

Cranachan is usually made with honey, but the maple syrup worked really well.

For more Scottish recipes have a look at my recipe index of Scottish Recipes for Vegans and Vegetarians

Vegan Cranachan

I've not tried it yet but I plan to make a vegan version of this.

I'm thinking that coconut cream would work well instead of double cream.

The kind you make by chilling a tin of coconut milk in the fridge overnight, pouring out coconut water (keeping it for smoothies), then whipping up the solids until thick and creamy.

I think it will be rather lush. I'll report back once I've tried it.

Scottish Oats

I said we love our oats.

You really would not believe how much we love oats and how many dishes they are used in.

Oats have always been a basic crop here in Scotland and a cheap way of bulking out dishes.

16 Uses for Porridge Oats

1. Porridge
2. Oaty Breakfast Bars
3. Overnight Oats
4. Oaty Flapjacks
5. Cookies
6. Picnic Eggs
7. Bean Burgers
8. Savoury Oaty Topping
9. Nut Loaf
10. Veggie Sausage Rolls
11. Bean Pate
12. Homemade Sausages
13. Oatcakes
14. Cake
15. Fruit Crumble
16. Smoothies

also try a Scottish Hot Toddy made with whisky

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dessert

Scottish, vegetarian

Yield: 4-6 (depending on size of glass)

Author: Jacqueline Meldrum

Scottish Oaty Cranachan with Strawberries

A traditional Scottish dessert made with lightly toasted oats, cream, whisky and berries.

Prep time: 10 MCook time: 5 MTotal time: 15 M

Ingredients:

• 400g/14 oz strawberries
• 4 tbsp icing sugar
• 55g/½ cup porridge oats
• 300ml/3 cups double (heavy) cream
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• 3 tbsp whisky

Instructions:

1. Whizz up most of the strawberries with the icing sugar to make a puree. Reserve a few to serve.
2. Lightly toast the oats in a frying pan for a few minutes, being careful not to burn them. Tip them onto a plate and leave them to cool.
3. Whisk the cream, with the whisky and maple syrup until you have soft peaks. Then fold in most of the oats, but keep some aside for serving.
4. Layer small glasses with strawberry puree, then carefully add the cream mixture. Sprinkle with oats and top with strawberries. You can add a swirl of whipped cream and some grated lemon peel as a garnish, but this is optional. Chill until ready to serve.
5. Enjoy!

Notes:

This is traditionally made with raspberries.
If you don't want to add whisky you could add orange juice instead.
Best served fresh. You could make the oat and cream base the day before in glasses, then top up with cream and strawberries on the day.

Calories
430.36

Fat (grams)
28.51

Sat. Fat (grams)
17.59

Carbs (grams)
37.10

Fiber (grams)
3.39

Net carbs
33.71

Sugar (grams)
24.13

Protein (grams)
4.63

Sodium (milligrams)
24.30

Cholesterol (grams)
85.50

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