Red & Black Currants In Desserts-Any Ideas?

[cakedecorator1968]

Other than Jam and Jellies and the odd cake what do you use fresh currants for?

[Eden]

I make a sugar/currant puree and then fold that into whipped cream & serve curant fool. (works with red or black, just use more sugar with the black)

likewise for currant ice-cream.

edited to clarify that the stems seeds etc get strained out of the puree in a foodmill, and in the case of ice-cream, the puree is mixed with a creme anglaise base, not just whipped cream...

Oh and my husband likes to make currant sorbets, which I love, but the black currant is just too intense for most people.

Edited July 16, 2005 by Eden (log)

[onehsancare]

And check out the Summer Pudding thread here .

I've been trying to find currants for days, just so I can do a Summer Pudding for the British Open party on Sunday.

I'm hoping to find some at tomorrow's farmers' market.

[bethesdabakers]

Check out creme de cassis here

Mick

[jackal10]

Rote grutze

Rumtopf

[Ling]

I know your currants are fresh, but you could use them in a version of Spotted Dick. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/recipe_views/views/103210