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🍰 Classic Red Fruit Grütze with Vanilla Sauce
466 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 1 vanilla pod
- 200 ml milk
- 200 ml whipping cream
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 500 g mixed berries (e.g. redcurrants, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries)
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- 100 ml red currant juice
- 100 ml cherry juice
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 piece orange peel (organic)
- 0.5 cinnamon stick
Instructions
- 1. Slice the vanilla pod lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
- 2. Add the pod, seeds, milk, cream, and 2 tablespoons of sugar to a pot.
- 3. Heat the mixture until it comes to a boil.
- 4. Remove the pot from the heat and set it aside.
- 5. Whisk the eggs, egg yolks, and remaining sugar in a bowl.
- 6. Place the bowl over a pot of hot water (bain-marie).
- 7. Whisk the egg mixture with a whisk until it becomes creamy.
- 8. Slowly stir the hot vanilla cream into the egg mixture.
- 9. Continue stirring until the sauce is smooth and creamy.
- 10. Strain the vanilla sauce through a fine sieve to remove lumps.
- 11. Let the sauce cool down.
- 12. Gently rinse the redcurrants, blueberries, and raspberries.
- 13. Dry the berries on kitchen paper.
- 14. Wash the strawberries and remove the green tops.
- 15. Cut the strawberries in half or quarters depending on their size.
- 16. Mix the cornstarch with 3-4 tablespoons of redcurrant juice to form a smooth paste.
- 17. Add the remaining redcurrant juice, cherry juice, and sugar to a pot.
- 18. Add the orange peel and cinnamon stick to the juice.
- 19. Bring the juice to a boil.
- 20. Stir the prepared cornstarch mixture into the boiling juice.
- 21. Let the mixture simmer gently for about 2 minutes over low heat.
- 22. Pour the thickened juice through a sieve into a large bowl.
- 23. Add all the prepared berries to the juice.
- 24. Gently stir the berries in to avoid crushing them.
- 25. Fill the red fruit grütze into dessert bowls.
- 26. Let the grütze cool down.
- 27. Pour the cooled vanilla sauce over the red fruit grütze before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 466
- Protein: 11 g · Fett/Fat: 27 g · Carbs: 44 g