Rowan Berry, uses in sweets?

[SchiehallionHandmade]

Apart from loads of apples we also have a ton of Rowan berries. 

 

It is very sharp and bitter and most people make rowan jelly. Has anyone ever made a chocolate filling or anything in a, sweet/Confection using rowans? 

 

Wanting to use all local produce in new and interesting ways 😂

 

Ill be infusing my local heather to go with my local Talisker whisky (yes, no e in our whisky) 😍

[teonzo]

Pretty hard to know what's really local for you.

Most honeys pair well with sorbus, if you can find lavender honey then I would try that. Since you talk about heather, heather honey is nice too. You need a honey with some character otherwise it will be masked by the chocolate taste.

Various flowers pair well: chamomile, rose, lavender, violet (too costly though), cornflower.

Some herbs: bay leaf, mint, marjoram.

Seeds: fennel, sunflower, anise, sesame.

Spices (not local, of course): cinnamon, ginger, mace, most peppers, cloves.

It should work with most nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts, cashews) and some roots (burdock and licorice).

 

 

 

Teo

 

[jmacnaughtan]

You could try pairing the rowans with raspberries.  Scottish raspberries are excellent

 

Maybe treat them like a crabapple and make a sort of jelly?  I don't know about their pectin content, so you may have to experiment.

[SchiehallionHandmade]

Sorry when I meant using local I meant using my local Rowan berries as opposed to anything local that goes with it. 

 

Everyone seems to make jelly with it so that's why I was seeing if any other innovative uses😊

 

Might try the rowan with heather honey in a Callebaut Ruby chocolate. 

[Desiderio]

I am not familiar with these berries (at least not in English), but I found this interesting site, maybe it will give you some ideas. Have fun, I love new projects that challenge creativity.

https://foragerchef.com/rowanberries/ 

Edited August 30, 2019 by Desiderio (log)

[Smithy]

2 hours ago, Desiderio said:

I am not familiar with these berries (at least not in English), but I found this interesting site, maybe it will give you some ideas. Have fun, I love new projects that challenge creativity.

https://foragerchef.com/rowanberries/ 

 

 

You may know the rowan tree by its American English name, "mountain ash". They're common in northern Minnesota and parts of Michigan, but I don't know about Grand Rapids. In northern Minnesota the berries are turning conspicuously red right now.  Beyond a name clarification, I can't help: I've never worked with the berries and don't have any recipes to help the original poster. My recipes are for a sweet jelly, a tart jelly, and a meat glaze or rub using the berries.

[Meanderer]

Back in the mid-90s, I sampled a Rowan berry whisky distilled by or for a vendor at the Balnakeil Craft Village outside of Durness.  It wasn't very appealing.  I would think, however, it might serve to provide an interesting hint of flavor to a chocolate dessert.