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Cranachan
Scottish cream dessert folded with raspberries, toasted oatmeal, honey and malt whisky.
About Cranachan
Cranachan is a traditional Scottish dessert of toasted oatmeal, cream, honey, whisky and raspberries. This profile follows Nigel Slater's five-ingredient version, using medium or coarse oatmeal, double cream and malt whisky.
Raspberries bring bright tart fruit against the mellow sweetness of honey and cream. Malt whisky adds a warm aromatic edge, while toasted oatmeal supplies a nutty flavour that keeps the dessert from tasting uniformly rich.
The finished dessert is pale and softly whipped, rippled pink by crushed raspberries and dotted with whole berries. Toasted oatmeal remains visible throughout and adds a dry, crisp contrast to the airy cream.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Oats, Milk.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Cranachan
Nigel Slater's Scottish Cranachan.
- Medium or coarse oatmealToasted nutty texture
- RaspberriesTart fruit ripple and whole berries
- Double creamWhipped dessert body
- Runny honeySweetness
- Malt whiskyWarm aromatic flavour
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Medium or coarse oatmeal: . The source permits medium or coarse oatmeal; this maps to the established rolled-oats route while retaining the source wording.
- Raspberries:
- Double cream:
- Runny honey:
- Malt whisky:
Origins & food traditions
Nigel Slater supplies the complete five-ingredient Scottish recipe selected here and identifies cranachan as a traditional pudding. The reference article independently describes cranachan as a Scottish dessert traditionally built from cream, raspberries, honey, oatmeal and whisky.
Countries
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
- United KingdomCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Scottish Cuisine
- Scottish cuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.