Summer fruit soup with cream

Summer fruit soup with cream

Desserts

A summer fruit soup made with starch and cream, flavored with lemon and red wine, which can be served hot or cold, as a dessert or a starter.

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This fruit soup, a typical dish in Hungarian cuisine, is served as a warm or cold dessert in the summer.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodBoiling
  • Estimated cost$1.55 $0.39 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 14, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.79
  • $0.28
  • $0.11
  • $0.37

Prices from US supermarkets for 2 of 4 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Bring the water to a boil, then add the lemon juice, followed by the cleaned and washed fruits.
  2. Mix the cornstarch or pudding with the cream. ≈ 4 min
  3. Bring the soup back to a boil, then add the cream mixture and bring to a simmer, stirring constantly.
  4. Add the sugar, butter, and a little grated lemon zest. ≈ 3 min
  5. For the elderflower soup, crush a few elderflower heads, let them soak in about 100ml of good-quality, sweet red wine for about 1 hour, then strain the mixture into the soup.

The bill

Summer fruit soup with cream

  • 2 dl of heavy cream (or 3 dl of sour cream)$0.79
  • 1 lemon$0.28
  • 150 g of sugar$0.11
  • 40 g of butter (optional)$0.37

Total$1.55

that's $0.39 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 400 g of fruit (or a mix: apple, blackberry, cherry, currant, pear, peach, blackcurrant)
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch or vanilla pudding
  • 1 liter of water
  • 2 dl of heavy cream (or 3 dl of sour cream)
  • 1 lemon
  • 150 g of sugar
  • 40 g of butter (optional)

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