Lingonberry recipies
The use of lingonberries in the North has a long history. Thanks to their benzoic acid, puréed autumn-picked lingonberries will keep in a cool place without any preservatives until the following spring. Thanks to its preservation qualities, the lingonberry has played an import role in Finnish food culture. Lingonberries have traditionally been preserved as purées and jams and used, for example, in porridges and as a condiment with meat dishes. There are numerous ways to make different purées alone: the lingonberries can be preserved whole or crushed, with sugar or without.
The tartness of lingonberries works well to flavour up bread. Lingonberries also provide a fresh flavour to pies and other desserts. Powdered and coarsely ground dry lingonberries are excellent as additions to porridges, smoothies, homemade muesli and raw food bars. The following are a few lingonberry recipes, both traditional and a bit more modern, to try out.
Lingonberry and cardamom smoothie
Ingredients: 2 dl / 1 cup soy milk 1 dl / ½ cup quark (farmer’s cheese) 1 dl / ½ cup fresh or frozen lingonberries 1 banana 1 tsp. wheat bran Dash of cardamom Blend all the...
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Lingonberry chutney
Ingredients: 200 g / 7 oz fresh or frozen lingonberries 1 onion, chopped 1 dl / ½ cup sugar 2 dl / 2 cups water 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar ½ tsp. salt Chilli or approximately ¼ tsp. chilli...
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lingonberry curd
Ingredients: 2 dl / 1 cup fresh or frozen lingonberries 1 ½ dl / ¾ cup gelling sugar 3 egg yolks 75 g / 2.6 oz cubed butter Purée the lingonberries until as smooth as possible. Pour into a...
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Vispipuuro (finnish whipped porridge)
Ingredients: 7 dl / 3 cups water 2 dl / 1 cup fresh or frozen lingonberries, crushed ¼ tsp. salt 1 dl / ½ cup sugar 1 dl / ½ cup semolina Boil the lingonberries in water in a saucepot...
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Traditional lingonberry jam
Ingredients: 1 l / 4 cups water 2 kg / 4.4 lb sugar 5 l / 21 cups fresh or frozen lingonberries, rinsed clean Bring the water to a boil. Mix in the sugar and bring back to the boil. Add the...
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Lingonberry nut bread
Ingredients: 4 dl / 1 ½ cups apple juice, room-temperature 25 g / 0.9 oz fresh yeast 1 ½ dl / ½ cup dark molasses 1 tsp. salt 2 dl / 1 cup fresh or frozen lingonberries, crushed 70 g...
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Lingonberry frozen parfait
Ingredients: 2 eggs 1 ½ dl / ¾ cup granulated sugar 4 dl / 2 cups heavy cream 3 tsp. vanilla sugar 4 dl / 2 cups fresh or frozen lingonberries Beat the eggs and granulated sugar...
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Raw lingonberry and nut porridge
Ingredients: 6 dl / 2 ½ cups almond milk 2 dl / 1 cup hazelnuts 1 dl / ½ cup cashew nuts 1 dl / ½ cup fresh or frozen lingonberries 8 kpl / 8 pcs soft, dried dates, stoned ½ dl / 3 ½ tbsp....
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Lingonberry cheesecake
Ingredients: 100 g / 3 ½ oz butter, softened ¾ dl / 3 ½ tbsp. white or brown sugar 1 small egg 2 ½ dl / 1 cup wheat flour ½ tsp. baking powder Cream the butter and sugar...
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Lingonberry and blackcurrant powder frozen dessert
Ingredients: Lingonberry powder Blackcurrant powder Ripe bananas Fresh berries, fruit, nuts, etc. Slice the bananas and put in the freezer. Blend the frozen bananas and as much lingonberry and...
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