This month's best
September's best: Blackberries
Savouring the lush, intense flavour of a glossy fat blackberry straight off a British hedgerow has to be one of life’s classic simple pleasures. In their prime in September.
Our quick and tasty tips:
- Try adding a handful to an apple crumble for a beautiful Autumnal pudding.
- Try warming some blackberries with a little brandy and sugar.
- Delicious served with ice cream and sprinkled with toasted flaked almonds or toasted hazelnuts.


Eat Seasonably Use Them Up Tips for Blackberries
Bought too much of your favourite fruit? Not sure what to do with the spare veg in the fridge? Our Use Them Up Tips are a great way to make sure you don’t throw them away.
Love your leftovers … quick fruit jam
This recipe is great for using up soft fruit past it’s best, but not when it’s gone so far that it has reached the mouldy stage – at this point the compost is the best place for them!
Love your leftovers… fruit bowl buns recipe
These will make use of any slightly soft fruits from the fruit bowl, such as apples, pears but experiment with other fruits such as rhubarb, plums, cherries or blackberries, raspberries or strawberries.