Wednesday 27 February 2013

Raspberry, Oat and Almond Bake


I’d describe this time of year as ‘muddled’. It’s definitely still winter, but there’s the occasional sign that Spring will soon come. Mock exams are here, whilst the real things are still a few months off yet feel just round the corner. I’ve applied to uni, but have to wait till August for the grades. I’ll finish school forever in June, but it feels scarily close. It's a weird limbo time of year and I think this bake suits that perfectly. It’s got the oats for a flapjack, texture of a crumble and jammy fruit yet somehow manages to be none of these things!DSCF9293I should have predicted this from its vague ‘bake’ title and lack of photo, but the ingredients list sounded to good to miss out on: marzipan, lots of berries, cinnamon, flaked almonds, a dash of honey – all good flavours combined into one tin. The results were hard to explain. Clearly, these flavours combined into something delicious that was impossible to stop eating and vanished in one weekend.The sweet marzipan cutting through the sharp berries, the almonds adding crunch, the oats a bit of sustenance. The problem was that it was impossible to know how to serve it as it was so crumbly! It was hard to cut proper slices of, yet still a bit more solid than granola. It was like a fruit crumble that was super heavy on the topping! I think it would make a delicious luxury brunch item, served unapologetically messily in bowls, perhaps with yoghurt? Don’t let its confusing nature put you off, the results are absolutely gorgeous and make up for whatever it lacks in appearance! You can find the recipe here – enjoy! DSCF9290

7 comments:

La Table De Nana said...

Uni:-)
What is your dream profession?
This is like granola:-) w..fruit:-) ?

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Divine! What a wonderful combination.

Cheers,

Rosa

Dewi said...

Oh, look at those berries. I am sure this was delicious!

Jo said...

I love the sound of all those flavours and the flapjack/crumble texture. Is it wrong I'm imagining it smothered in hot custard? :)

Fingers crossed for uni and exam marks for you!

Ulla said...

This made my mouth water! I just might leave marzipan out and add some butter instead? This will be on tomorrow's list :)

Ulla said...

Hi, I baked this without marzipan. I added more butter and sugar instead. The result was delicious :)

The Caked Crusader said...

Taste is all! Love the addition of marzipan