Raspberry Cuts
A weeknight-friendly vegetarian built around frozen raspberries, heavy whipping cream and whipped cream stabilizer — roughly 60 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Below: the ingredients split into pantry staples and a quick shopping list, a built-in serving scaler, and the method in 6 steps.
You'll mainly reach for saucepan and pan. At medium difficulty across 6 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, it's meat-free.
What you'll need
Shopping list (3)
Pantry staples (you likely have these)
🔁 Unit converter
How to make it
- Crush the butter biscuits to fine crumbs, stir in the melted butter until the mixture resembles damp sand, then press it firmly and evenly into the base of a parchment-lined square tin and chill while you make the filling.
- Set aside a handful of the frozen raspberries, then place the remainder in a saucepan with the granulated sugar and most of the water and warm gently until the berries break down and release their juices.
- Slacken the cornstarch with the remaining cold water, stir it into the simmering raspberries, and cook for a minute or two until the mixture turns glossy and thickens into a spoonable compote, then let it cool to room temperature.
- Spread the cooled raspberry layer evenly over the chilled biscuit base and return the tin to the refrigerator to set.
- Whip the cold heavy cream with the vanilla sugar and the cream stabilizer until it holds firm peaks, taking care not to over-beat.
- Spread the whipped cream over the raspberry layer, scatter the reserved berries on top, then chill for at least 3 hours until firm before lifting out and slicing into neat squares.
You'll use: Saucepan · Pan · Large pot
Ingredient substitutions
- Butter
- olive oil (¾ the amount) · coconut oil · margarine
- Cornstarch
- 2 tbsp flour per 1 tbsp cornstarch (as thickener)
Tips & common questions
How long does Raspberry Cuts take to make?
About 60 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 6 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of butter?
Try olive oil (¾ the amount). See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Raspberry Cuts vegetarian?
Its ingredients contain no meat or fish, so it's suitable for vegetarians. Check any cheeses for animal rennet if that matters to you.
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Raspberry Cuts is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Raspberry Pi 2 Model B v1.1 top new (bg cut out).jpg by Multicherry, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top — how we source recipes.