Recipes

The Great British Bake Off is back for 2022 and here at British Frozen Fruits, we are delighted to see a new set of bakers on our screens every week for the next couple of months. Whether you are a beginner or an accomplished baker, we think that GBBO is a great programme to inspire us all in the kitchen.

Today we're celebrating cake week and all things sponge with our all-time favourite cake - a classic Victoria sponge with a delicious strawberry jam, made from frozen strawberries, of course! Why...

If you didn't know already, July marked the beginning of blackcurrant season in the UK and we have been really busy in recent weeks at British Frozen Fruits harvesting our tasty organic blackcurrants on our South Herefordshire farm. Blackcurrant season is short and sweet so our strong, fruity, and slightly tart berries are best picked throughout July when they are at their peak sweetness and optimum ripeness.

The Harvesting Process

Due to the volume of organic blackcurrants that we grow on our farm...

Summer is finally here! With recent soaring temperatures across the UK and the school holidays in full swing, we have put together some of our favourite recipes using frozen fruit which are all great for helping you cool down on a beautiful summer’s day. Enjoy making and eating these amazing recipes as a family to enjoy or use them as a way to wow your friends with a cold fruity dessert at your next BBQ.

Super Quick Tropical Frozen Fruit Yoghurt

A tasty alternative to ice cream which requires no...

It’s strawberry season, and what better way to celebrate the first signs of summer than by sharing our favourite strawberry jam recipe? Making your own jam is relatively quick and easy (even for the not so confident of cooks!), so if you have a spare half an hour this week, why not give it a go? We are confident that after making your own homemade jam, you won’t ever want to buy jam from the supermarket again! This strawberry jam is bursting with flavour, making it the perfect addition on your toast...

Guest Blog by Pam The Jam

With the jingle of Santa’s sleigh bells in the distance, and with little fresh fruit available customarily December, isn’t the month to make preserves. However, with the festive season just around the corner it’s a perfect time to indulge in, and celebrate these jars of joy. For generations past, and very much with a heartfelt ‘waste not, want not’ approach to life these valuable stalwarts of the larder were made using seasonal fruit and veg gluts over the summer, stored...

Is there really anything better than a roast dinner with the family on a cold Sunday afternoon? We have put together some recipes below for some of our favourite fruit sauces using our frozen fruits that will make the perfect accompaniment to your roast dinner! 

Apple Sauce

Our apple sauce recipe is so quick and easy to make, even for the most inexperienced chefs and it is made with only 3 ingredients. We think it goes really well with pork - you’ll never want to buy shop bought apple sauce again...

With autumn well and truly here, temperatures dropping and the wetter weather incoming, what better way to warm up your morning than with a bowl of tasty porridge for breakfast? Once you have mastered our simple, quick and easy recipe, you will be all set to create your own variety of delicious porridge bowls by adding an assortment of different frozen fruits and other tasty toppings - the options are endless!

Basic Porridge Recipe

Serves 2

Ingredients

• 80g rolled porridge oats
• 300ml semi skimmed...

This fruit tart is one of our favourites for dinner parties, or as a summer treat - your guests will always want to come back for more! By buying and using frozen fruit you aren't relying on seasonality in order to use your favourite British fruits, so you can bake with summer berries year round.

Blackcurrant Tart with French Flan Pastry

Ingredients:

French Flan Pastry (For a 7inch diameter flan tin):

• 4oz flour
• 2oz butter (cold and cubed)
• 2-3 drops of vanilla essence (optional)
• 1-2 eggs
• Pinch of...

How to infuse your favourite spirit with soft fruit

Infusing your favourite spirit, we would recommend gin or vodka, is a great way to experiment with flavours or diversify your drinks trolley, plus they can make perfect gifts or wedding favours!

For some fruit inspiration, we'd recommend trying some of the below, but you can trial most fruits and see how it goes:

• Raspberries
• Blackberries
• Strawberries
• Rhubarb
• Damsons
• Plums
• Blackcurrants
• Seville Oranges
• Gooseberries
• Chuckleberries
• Blueberries
• Cherries...

Here at British Frozen Fruits, we have been supplying Yeo Valley with our Organic Blackcurrants for around 20 years! We are incredibly excited to introduce you to the Yeo Valley Organic RHS Limited Edition British Blackcurrant Yogurt. It is made with 100% British organic milk and our organic blackcurrants and you can find it nationwide in Waitrose and Sainsbury's stores.

Yeo Valley Organic is a family-owned organic dairy company and will highlight the importance of our soil in reversing climate change...