Ingredients
- 500g British blackberries
- 155g caster sugar
- The juice and peel of one lemon
- 500 ml whipping cream
- 1 Vanilla bean, split and scraped
- Vanilla essence
Method
1. Place the vanilla bean into a pan with the lemon peel, lemon juice, blackberries, 130g sugar (ie. Keeping 25g aside) and place on a tight fitting lid.
2. On a low heat, simmer for 7-8 minutes until the blackberries start to break down, then remove from the heat and leave to cool, with the lid on.
3. Whisk the cream with 2-3 drops of vanilla essence, 25g caster sugar. Whisk until semi whipped.
4. Put compote into a large missing bowl.
5. Carefully fold in the cream in 3 lots, with a spatula.
6. You may want to taste the mixture before adding all the cream, depending on how strong you want the blackberry taste.
