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March 23, 2018

Cranachan – Whiskey Cream with Raspberries and Toasted Oats

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Cranachan! A delightful Scottish dessert made with whiskey, honey cream, raspberries, and toasted steel cut oats!

Pure dead brilliant.

Or at least that’s what I hear they say over in the Highlands.  I always feel my Scottish roots more strongly while watching Outlander.  Kind of like everyone feeling their Irish roots more strongly on St. Patty’s Day.  Must be something about the gorgeous Scottish Highlands, the political intrigue of the Jacobite uprising, and . . . um . . . Jaime looking all rugged in his kilt and rocking the insanely hot scottish accent.  Yea.  Definitely how gorgeous those Scottish Highlands are.

From the time I was little, I remember my Uncle Steve, cousins, and my little brother donning their kilts for a family wedding.  (I was thrilled when my Uncle Steve donned it once again for my own wedding.)  Shortbread was a Christmas-time staple, I’ve worn the Celtic knot necklace my mother gave me since I was a teenager, and I know every verse for “The Scotsman.”  (Spoiler:  That is not actually a Scottish song.)  Aka… my family is proud of our Scottish heritage, but I am not an authentic Scot.

Cranachan | Scottish Dessert | Whiskey Cream | Raspberries | Toasted Oats | Recipe

Cranachan! A delightful Scottish dessert made with whiskey, honey cream, raspberries, and toasted steel cut oats!

Cranachan! A delightful Scottish dessert made with whiskey, honey cream, raspberries, and toasted steel cut oats!

Cranachan! A delightful Scottish dessert made with whiskey, honey cream, raspberries, and toasted steel cut oats!

Cranachan – aka Whiskey, Honey’d Cream with Raspberries & Toasted Oats

This cranachan recipe, however?  Out of the Mackay clan vaults, which I was ecstatic to see, has some traditional Scottish desserts.  The cranachan recipe below has one twist on the original–the mascarpone.  When I was researching the origins of cranachan, I read that the recipe was originally made with crowdie–a type of farmstead cheese.

The Mackay recipe had replaced this entirely with whipped cream.  (Though I imagine the cream used back then was much closer to a double cream than the heavy cream we have state-side.)  Because crowdie would have had a thicker, richer element to it, I decided to mix a little bit of mascarpone into my cranachan.

David and I tried both straight-up whipped cream and the recipe you see below.  We found the addition of mascarpone to be far superior.  The cream is weighed down a bit and has more substance.  And somehow, the mascarpone enhances the whiskey flavor without the need to add any more whiskey.

Never fear, non-drinkers!  If you’re not a whiskey fan or you’re feeding dessert to the kidlets, just swap the whiskey for some vanilla extract.  Still fantastic.

Slainte!

Cranachan! A delightful Scottish dessert made with whiskey, honey cream, raspberries, and toasted steel cut oats!

mikaela | wyldflour

4 small parfait glasses or two large drinking glasses

Scottish Cranachan

20 minPrep Time

20 minTotal Time

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Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup steel cut oats
  • 6 oz raspberries (about 1 heaping cup)
  • 4-6 oz additional raspberries for layering
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 3 Tablespoons honey
  • 2 Tablespoons scotch whiskey (may sub 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract)
  • 4 oz mascarpone cheese (about 1/2 cup)

Instructions

  1. First, place a large mixing bowl and the mixing beaters into the freezer to chill. (This will help you whip up the cream later.)
  2. Measure steel cut oats into a pan and heat on the stove top over medium-high heat. Toast the oats, stirring occasionally, until they are lightly browned and giving off a nutty smell. Set aside.
  3. Meanwhile, use a fork to roughly mash 6 oz of raspberries. (It's okay if there are still a few chunks.) Set aside.
  4. Pull the mixing bowl and beaters out of the freezer and measure the cream into the chilled bowl. Use a mixer to beat the cream at high speed until whipped. This can take a while--you'll start to see ripples in the cream that hold their shape. Keep going until the cream actually whips away from itself in the bowl.
  5. Drizzle honey over the whipped cream and whip on high speed to combine. Mix in whiskey. Mix mascarpone cheese into the whipped cream on low speed until combined.
  6. Spoon out half of the raspberry mash into either four small glasses or two large glasses to create the first layer of the dessert. Drop a small handful of additional raspberries into the mash. Spoon out half of the whipped cream/mascarpone mixture over the raspberries to create the next layer. Top the whipped cream with a layer of toasted oats, using a little more than half of the oats. Repeat the layer technique--layer raspberry mash, raspberries, whipped cream, and toasted oats. Garnish with a few extra raspberries and serve immediately!

Notes

Don't be tempted to skip toasting the oats! It not only enhances the flavor, but also softens the oats so they aren't too crunchy!


Not into whiskey or serving it to the kids? Swap the whiskey for a half teaspoon of pure vanilla extract!

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Nutrition

Calories

1432 cal

Fat

93 g

Carbs

127 g

Protein

29 g
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  1. Nan Mouat says

    August 7, 2019 at 9:42 pm

    Make, chill, serve, wow himself, repeat! Hims lf did not even bluster about using his best Scotch! Fabulous on a hot summer evening!
    ★★★★★
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    • Mikaela says

      September 5, 2019 at 3:38 pm

      So glad you enjoyed it!
      Reply
  2. Nancy says

    January 25, 2019 at 10:36 am

    I like your version of this dessert. I make this every year for Burns night, but last summer, in Cape Breton, I had some fresh picked raspberries,. I made the cranachan for friends there, and they called it fuarag! The old timers still make whipped cream and toasted oats at halloween. I think that's a traditional fiddle tune...Whiskey in the Fuarag. Tonight is Burns night, cranachan the dessert again! Nancy
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    • Mikaela says

      January 30, 2019 at 9:20 pm

      Yum! I grew up picking raspberries at my Grandma's house and I miss it so much! I haven't heard the fiddle tune - I'll have to look it up!
      Reply
  3. Rosa says

    March 23, 2018 at 7:08 am

    Pure dead brilliant, indeed! This looks and sounds stunning!!!
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    • Mikaela says

      March 23, 2018 at 7:25 am

      Thanks, Rosa!
      Reply

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