I love simple, rustic desserts, easy things that can be thrown together. There’s just something about a bowl of good cream, whipped to soft peaks and mixed with fresh berries that just tastes right. On a deeper level, making, enjoying, and especially, reminding others about the simple things is a statement in our modern era…
Nannyberries
Nannyberry Pudding
Nannyberry pudding has been the latest wild fruit cypher I’ve been trying to crack. After I made my first batch of nannyberry (Viburnum lentago and similar) butter/puree, I knew it would be a beginning, not an end. I knew reducing the water and cooking the fruit pulp slowly into a thick concentrate will be great…
Nannyberry Mousse
Once I made my nanny berry butter, and then used it to start working on a nannyberry pudding, I wanted to figure out different ways to serve it. The cornstarch pudding (see the recipe here) is a hybrid between pastry cream and thick cornstarch pudding resembling Russian kissel. After the pudding sets, I cut it…
Nannyberry-Maple Butter
I finally remembered to get to the nannyberry patch this year, also known as a patch of landscaping around one of my favorite disc-golf parks. I’d tasted nannyberries before, and liked the sort of raisin-prune-meets-dark-banana flavor they have going on, but I’d never managed to get over and harvest them. I’m unsure of the exact…