UPDATE: closed Sunday to give the fruit time to ripen up. We’re open as usual this jubilee weekend for you to enjoy some strawberry picking. Stock up on the freshest British berries for your party desserts and cream teas. The fields are open Monday – Saturday, 9am – 6pm. (Sunday, just the farm shop is […]
These easy Strawberries and Cream Puff Pastry Tarts are a delicious summer dessert idea and take less than 30 minutes to prepare! Huge thanks to Jess at What Jessica Baked Next for sharing this recipe! Here’s what she says: My mum inspired me with this recipe and she’s been making these puff pastry tarts for as long […]
We’ve partnered with some favourite local eateries to share their original recipes that make our summer fruit shine! These restaurants champion local, seasonal food on their menus – and had some brilliant ideas for our seasonal fruit. Check out the Church Street Tavern redcurrant and elderflower sorbet, Mistley Thorn’s gooseberry concoctions including a gooseberry and […]
Beautifully buttery and crisp shortbread biscuits filled and sandwiched together with softly whipped cream and sliced strawberries. These shortbread sandwiches are a quintessential British summertime treat.
Visitors to the farm shop will surely have been tempted by one of the locally-made small-batch chocolate brownies in stock in the summer. Essex Bakery make the best chocolate brownies we’ve ever tested, and they pair wonderfully with the summer fruit. The Essex Bakery team are a creative bunch, always trying out new brownie flavours. […]
Why choose between cake and crumble when you can have both?! The fruit in this gooseberry crumble cake really offsets the sweetness. We won’t judge if you serve it with custard. This recipe is adapted from one spotted in Sainsbury’s Magazine. We’ve added a little extra fruit (obvs), and a sprinkling of flaked almonds on […]
This delicately flavoured, seasonal sorbet is delicious served with roasted peaches, and a honey and oat crumb. Developed by Chef Ewan at Church Street Tavern, inspired by picking redcurrants at the farm.
This vibrant lemon tart flavoured with new season gooseberries and foraged elderflower makes the perfect light summer dessert. Garnish with elderflower sprigs and extra gooseberries; I like to lightly poach mine in elderflower cordial. This recipe was kindly given to us by Jess Noy at The Gamekeepers Daughter, an award-winning chef who runs Takeout Thursdays: […]
Even the children were impressed by this unusual summer cake! The cardamom is distinctive without overwhelming the lovely summer flavours of raspberries and almonds. I admit, I took a couple of shortcuts here. All hail to the master bakers who grind up their almonds and seed their own cardamom pods. I’m afraid I considered this […]
Blondies are like a butterscotchy cousin of the brownie, and the sweet/tart combination of raspberries and white chocolate are a delicious addition.