Recipes Nugget Markets Signature Recipes
Blueberry-&-Banana-Stuffed Raspberries
- Prep time
- 20 minutes PT20M
- Cook time
- 5 minutes PT5M
- Yield
- Serves 4
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 2 pints fresh raspberries
- 1 pint fresh blueberries
- ½ banana
- ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Preparation
Puree together blueberries, banana and 1 tablespoon honey; refrigerate.
In a small pot over low heat, warm ¼ cup honey until it reaches the consistency of oil. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice, then place in refrigerator to cool.
Transfer berry puree to a pastry bag (a 1-quart Ziploc freezer bag is an ideal substitute; just cut off a small portion from one corner). Gently squeeze puree into the center of each raspberry, filling just to the top. Arrange on a platter or place in a bowl. When all berries have been filled, drizzle half of the honey-lemon sauce over the top. Reserve honey sauce for later use.
Serve raspberries over ice cream, with fresh yogurt, on a slice of plain cheesecake or with sponge cake. If you prefer a slightly sweeter profile, drizzle reserved honey sauce over dessert of choice.
Techniques used in this recipe:
- puree
- puree: to process food (by mashing, straining, or chopping it very fine) in order to make it a smooth paste. Also, a product produced using this technique.
Glossary:
- pastry bag
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A bag - usually made of plastic, canvas, or nylon - that can be fitted with plain or decorative tips and used to pipe out icings and pureed foods.
Pair with
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Dolcetto
Dolcetto has firm grapey-spicy fruit set off against a subtle bitter-chocolate background. It has relatively little acid, is low in tannins, and is lighter in body than Barbera, making it wonderfully easy to drink.
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Champagne
Taste the stars! True Champagnes come from only one region, also called Champagne, about 90 miles northeast of Paris. Making Champagnes involves a secondary fermentation that occurs in the bottle, lending the wine its effervescence.
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Icewine
Icewine got its name because it is made from very ripe frozen grapes. As the frozen grapes are pressed, the sweet, high-acid, concentrated juice is separated from the ice. Icewine is high in both sweetness and acidity - drinking it is out of this world!
