Black raspberries

kellyterp · 07-03-2009, 02:37 PM

I just got a bunch of black raspberries (not blackberries!) in my CSA share this week and am not sure what to do with them! Any ideas (besides eating them with some cream/splenda)? I'm afraid they're going to go back before we eat them all and am looking for a recipe that I could make that would use them up a bit... they are super good for you!!

Butternut · 07-03-2009, 03:13 PM

Over ice cream?
Cobbler?
Pie?
I love them, period, any way. Just plain berries!

kimlou · 07-03-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kellyterp

I just got a bunch of black raspberries (not blackberries!) in my CSA share this week and am not sure what to do with them! Any ideas (besides eating them with some cream/splenda)? I'm afraid they're going to go back before we eat them all and am looking for a recipe that I could make that would use them up a bit... they are super good for you!!

Tell me what the difference is....... My MIL talks about blk rasp. and until just 3-4 years ago I thought they were the same

DEEDLYNN · 07-03-2009, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by kellyterp

I just got a bunch of black raspberries (not blackberries!) in my CSA share this week and am not sure what to do with them! Any ideas (besides eating them with some cream/splenda)? I'm afraid they're going to go back before we eat them all and am looking for a recipe that I could make that would use them up a bit... they are super good for you!!

I'd freeze some of them for smoothies.....It only takes a few in a smoothie...or freeze just to eat later.

I've frozen as few as just a handful, because its a very easy process.

Put them on a cookie sheet in the freezer initially and let them freeze individually.

Then once the individual berries are frozen, put them in a freezer bag.

If you don't wanna do this initially, but see that some are starting to go bad, sort through them and do it then....(I always hate to see my produce die on my counter...LOL).

Good luck...and most of all....ENJOY THEM!

Dee

kellyterp · 07-03-2009, 03:26 PM

not entirely sure what the difference is ... I believe black raspberries are just another variety of raspberry, whereas blackberries are an entirely different berry. black raspberries are smaller than regular raspberries (blackberries are larger). they are supposed to be very high in antioxidants (higher than blueberries).

kellyterp · 07-03-2009, 03:26 PM

freezing them is a great idea! I don't know why I didn't think of that! thanks!

kimlou · 07-03-2009, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by kellyterp

not entirely sure what the difference is ... I believe black raspberries are just another variety of raspberry, whereas blackberries are an entirely different berry. black raspberries are smaller than regular raspberries (blackberries are larger). they are supposed to be very high in antioxidants (higher than blueberries).

I love Blackberries, my mother use to make pies, cobblers and I don't know if you are famililar with the term e "stewed blackberries". If not they are cooked with sugar(

) and boiled to a consistency of syrup and you can put them either pancakes or hot biscuits with lots of butter. My mother done the biscuits..... soooo good.

kellyterp · 07-03-2009, 03:43 PM

yeah, there aren't many recipes that use berries that don't involve sugar/pies/flour/etc.

Soobee · 07-04-2009, 04:37 AM

I make my own jams with Pomona Universal pectin. It's so easy. I only make a batch at a time, so I don't bother to sterilize the bottles. I just cook them for a few minutes, and put them the jam fridge. I don't mind the seeds, but if you do, you can run the puree through a food mill or sieve. Black raspberries make terrifc jams.

miboje · 07-04-2009, 06:55 AM

First and foremost...just plain! I can't help myself but to eat as I pick.
My second favorite is to add a spoonful to my yogurt. Heavenly!
Now, with my 5 year old around, it is difficult to keep any aside becuase she eats them all out of the container!!

BikerAng · 07-04-2009, 11:42 AM

black raspberry LC ice cream. Or you could cook some of them down, strain them, then add the blackberry syrup to a glass and add sparkling water and ice.

kellyterp · 07-04-2009, 03:58 PM

yum -- great ideas! Thanks!!

pocahontas · 07-06-2009, 09:47 AM

This was the first thing that came to my mind:

Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes

You could make a quick jam by boiling down your black raspberries with a little sugar sub. Yum!

kellyterp · 07-06-2009, 05:23 PM

wow, that looks SO yummy!

07-03-2009, 02:37 PM	#1
kellyterp Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 217 Gallery: kellyterp Stats: 190/127/118 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Re-started August 26, 2008	Black raspberries I just got a bunch of black raspberries (not blackberries!) in my CSA share this week and am not sure what to do with them! Any ideas (besides eating them with some cream/splenda)? I'm afraid they're going to go back before we eat them all and am looking for a recipe that I could make that would use them up a bit... they are super good for you!!

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07-03-2009, 03:13 PM	#2
Butternut Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 5,907 Gallery: Butternut Stats: 3x/2x/Med. WOE: Low Carb Start Date: December 2001	Over ice cream? Cobbler? Pie? I love them, period, any way. Just plain berries!

07-03-2009, 03:26 PM	#5
kellyterp Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 217 Gallery: kellyterp Stats: 190/127/118 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Re-started August 26, 2008	not entirely sure what the difference is ... I believe black raspberries are just another variety of raspberry, whereas blackberries are an entirely different berry. black raspberries are smaller than regular raspberries (blackberries are larger). they are supposed to be very high in antioxidants (higher than blueberries).

07-03-2009, 03:43 PM	#8
kellyterp Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 217 Gallery: kellyterp Stats: 190/127/118 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Re-started August 26, 2008	yeah, there aren't many recipes that use berries that don't involve sugar/pies/flour/etc.

07-04-2009, 04:37 AM	#9
Soobee MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,581 Gallery: Soobee WOE: Atkins Start Date: September 2000	I make my own jams with Pomona Universal pectin. It's so easy. I only make a batch at a time, so I don't bother to sterilize the bottles. I just cook them for a few minutes, and put them the jam fridge. I don't mind the seeds, but if you do, you can run the puree through a food mill or sieve. Black raspberries make terrifc jams.

07-04-2009, 06:55 AM	#10
miboje Senior LCF Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central PA Posts: 163 Gallery: miboje Stats: 147/134.1/133 WOE: Stella Style Start Date: Feb. 2009	First and foremost...just plain! I can't help myself but to eat as I pick. My second favorite is to add a spoonful to my yogurt. Heavenly! Now, with my 5 year old around, it is difficult to keep any aside becuase she eats them all out of the container!!

07-04-2009, 11:42 AM	#11
BikerAng MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Duvall, WA Posts: 1,834 Gallery: BikerAng Stats: 195/167/155 5'9" WOE: Atkins - organic & humanely raised Start Date: Feb 2007	black raspberry LC ice cream. Or you could cook some of them down, strain them, then add the blackberry syrup to a glass and add sparkling water and ice.

07-04-2009, 03:58 PM	#12
kellyterp Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 217 Gallery: kellyterp Stats: 190/127/118 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Re-started August 26, 2008	yum -- great ideas! Thanks!!

07-06-2009, 09:47 AM	#13
pocahontas Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SAN DIEGO, CA Posts: 8,123 Gallery: pocahontas WOE: LC Organic Whole Foods	This was the first thing that came to my mind: Linda's Low Carb Menus & Recipes You could make a quick jam by boiling down your black raspberries with a little sugar sub. Yum!

07-06-2009, 05:23 PM	#14
kellyterp Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 217 Gallery: kellyterp Stats: 190/127/118 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Re-started August 26, 2008	wow, that looks SO yummy!