cranachan: The best Scottish dessert
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cranachan

A Scottish dessert made to celebrate the August raspberry harvest, with cream, seasonal raspberries, Scottish oats, and whisky. Its roots lie in crowdie, a breakfast of cheese, toasted oatmeal, cream, and local honey.

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It was originally a celebration of harvest, made following the raspberry harvest in August. The dessert of cream and fresh seasonal raspberries is bolstered by Scottish oats and whisky. It has been called "the uncontested king of Scottish desserts". Cranachan owes its origins to crowdie, a popular breakfast in which crowdie cheese is combined with lightly toasted oatmeal, cream, and local honey. Raspberries, when in season, might be added to the dish.

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