Cranachan with Greengages or Raspberries

🧂 Ingredients

• 100 g steel-cut (pinhead) oats

  (a little over 1/2 cup)
• 1/4 cup whisky

  (ideally a good Scotch whisky)
• 400 g greengage plums
• 2 tbsp honey
• 250 g raspberries
• 1 tsp whisky
• 1 tbsp honey
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 tbsp honey
• 1 tsp whisky

Instructions

• 1 Heat a medium frying pan (cast iron ideally) on the stove top. Add the oats and
  heat in the dry pan until fragrant and lightly toasted. Set aside to cool
  slightly, then add whisky. Refrigerate overnight.
• 2 Halve and pit greengages and add them to a saucepan with a splash of water (just
  enough to keep them from scorching). Heat on the stove-top over low, stirring
  occasionally until the fruit starts to break down. Add the 2 tbsps of honey to
  the pan and continue to simmer until the fruit is very soft. If you want to
  speed the process up a little, you can crush the fruit gently with a large spoon
  or potato masher.
• 3 Press the greengage puree through a small strainer in order to separate out the
  skins and tough fibers. Discard the skins and any leftover pulp that won't pass
  through the strainer. Cover the strained puree and refrigerate.
• 4 Gently crush 3/4s of the raspberries in a bowl along with 1 tbsp of honey and 1
  tsp of whisky. Set aside. (Optional - if you don't like raspberry seeds, the
  fruit can be gently cooked and pressed through a strainer in much the same way
  as the greengages).
• 5 Whip the cream until it forms stiff peaks. Stir in 1 tbsp honey and 1 tsp
  whisky, then whip for another few seconds to combine.
• 6 Stir the whisky-soaked oats from step 1 into the whipped cream. Note that you
  may want to reserve a few oats to top the cranachan.
• 7 Fill glasses with alternating layers of raspberry puree, cream, and greengage
  puree. Top the cranachan with the remaining raspberries and a sprinkling of
  whisky-soaked oats. Serve immediately. (Note: you can also serve all of the
  components separately and allow diners to combine them as they wish at the
  table.)

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