I​ngredients



4 x 150g pack essential Waitrose Dessert Blackberries

225g strawberries,sliced

3 tbsp crème de cassis

25g caster sugar

1 tbsp chopped fresh mint7 slices

(about 170g) medium, preferably stale, white bread, crusts removed

Clotted cream (optional), to serve

 



Method



1. Place the fruit, crème de cassis and sugar into a large saucepan and cook on a medium heat for 5 minutes. Set aside to cool. Stir through the mint then drain in a sieve, reserving the juice.

 

2. Soak the bread in the reserved juice and place a third in the base of an 18cm-square dish. Top with half the fruit and mint mixture and spread evenly to the edge of the bread, then repeat the layers, finishing with a layer of bread.

 

3. Cover with cling film, press down and place a plate with a weight on top. Chill for 3-4 hours, or ideally overnight.

 

4. Cut into 6 slices and serve with clotted cream and any leftover juice.



​Recipe courtesy of Waitrose 

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