Strawberry and Blood Orange Yoghurt Creams
These strawberry and blood orange yoghurt creams make use of the plentiful and cheap strawberries in spring, and the blood orange just adds another layer of flavour.
They look so pretty in their little pink tea cups, with pink blossoms from the garden.
When I’m having friends over, I love to to prepare things as much possible in advance.
These are not too sweet, although I think a light sponge finger biscuit or a meringue dipped into the cream tastes pretty good!
The yoghurt creams would also work quite well for a brunch, with some poached rhubarb or granola on top.
Alternatively, serve the yoghurt cream in a large glass bowl, and spoon it over mixed berries.
Blood oranges: a short season
Blood oranges are thought to have originated in Asia, but today are mainly grown in the southern Mediterranean.
In Australia, they grow very well in the Riverina district of NSW.
Blood oranges are a sweet and brightly coloured citrus that has a subtle raspberry flavour.
They tend to be smaller than other types of oranges, and they have a thick, pitted skin that can have a slight red tinge.
The flesh is a beautiful shades of pink and dark blood red.
Blood oranges are in season from August to October, so it’s worth eating lots of them while you can.
They tend to be sweeter than other oranges and this sweetness means that if you juice blood oranges, the juice will ferment quickly so it should be used within a couple of days of juicing.
Nutritionally blood oranges are packed with 75% of the recommended daily dose of vitamin C and they are also high in potassium, fibre and antioxidants.
Buying and storing blood oranges
Look for blood oranges that feel heavy for their size and that smell fragrant.
Choose blood oranges that have a darker red skin.
You can store them either in or out of the fridge (they will last longer if refrigerated).
More recipes
Here’s a recipe for some lovely chocolate hazelnut meringue biscuits to dip in the yoghurt creams: chocolate hazelnut meringue biscuits
I’ve also included a recipe for poached rhubarb, should you wish so serve the yoghurt creams for brunch: Spiced porridge with poached rhubarb
Best wishes,
Amanda
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Strawberry and Blood Orange Yoghurt Creams
Ingredients
- 1 punnet strawberries, wahsed, leaves removed, and quartered
- 1 blood orange
- 1 cup cream
- 1 cup Greek yoghurt
- 2 tbsp raw sugar
Instructions
- Place the cut strawberries in a small saucepan and toss in the sugar.
- Peel the orange. Place the peel into the saucepan and squeeze the orange juice over the top.
- Stir over a medium heat until the sugar has dissolved and set aside to cool. Once cooled, remove the orange peel, then puree the berries and juice together in a blender.
- Whip the cream until stiff, then fold in the yoghurt.
- Stir in the pureeed berries.
- Pour the mixture into 1/2 cup capacity ramekins or into a large glass bowl. Refrigerate for a couple of hours until ready to serve. Serve with mixed berries, light sponge finger biscuits or meringues.
Notes
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