Creamy, baked summer berries

Creamy, baked summer berries

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A warm summer dessert: bilberry and raspberry, topped with a light mascarpone and lemon cream, baked in the oven, and served immediately.

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This warm dessert features bilberries and raspberries, served over a light mascarpone cream. Serve it immediately after it comes out of the oven.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodgratin
  • Estimated cost$5.96 $1.49 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.16
  • $1.76
  • $1.89
  • $0.61
  • $0.35
  • $0.03
  • $0.11
  • $0.01
  • $0.03
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 10 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Sort and wash the berries, then allow them to drain. ≈ 2 min
  2. Divide the fruit evenly among 4 small baking dishes, or a large one. Sprinkle with sugar.
  3. Separate the egg. Mix the yolk with the mascarpone, 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar, the flour, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Whip the cream and egg whites separately until stiff peaks form, then fold them into the mascarpone mixture. ≈ 10 min
  4. Spread the cream evenly over the berries. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes in a preheated oven (top and bottom heat: 225 °C, convection heat: 200 °C).
  5. Once out of the oven, immediately sprinkle with the remaining powdered sugar. Garnish as desired with mint leaves and serve immediately.

The bill

Creamy, baked summer berries

  • 200 g of bilberries$1.16
  • 200 g of raspberries$1.76
  • 125 g of mascarpone$1.89
  • 125 g of heavy cream$0.61
  • 1 egg$0.35
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar$0.03
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar$0.11
  • 1/4 cup of cornstarch$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.03
  • 1 tablespoon of freshly grated, untreated lemon zest$0.01

Total$5.96

that's $1.49 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 200 g of bilberries
  • 200 g of raspberries
  • 125 g of mascarpone
  • 125 g of heavy cream
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar
  • 1/4 cup of cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon of freshly grated, untreated lemon zest
  • a few sprigs of lemon balm for decoration (optional)

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