We love reinventing a classic, and these adorable mini tarts topped with chocolate buttons up the ante on beloved salted caramel. Think traditional buttery flavour but with a twist of strawberry and the essence of smoky black pepper. This recipe makes enough caramel to have extra for drizzling over fresh berries or ice cream.
This cake-and-berry combo makes a fabulous finale with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
With a generous scoop of ice cream and fresh berries, waffles can move from breakfast to dessert.
Dotted with chopped red berries and white nuts, these make toothsome taste treats that look great, too.
Crown jewels of summer combine in this royal-coloured jam. In winter make this with slightly thawed frozen berries.
Tangy-sweet lemon sorbet accompanied by summer berries makes a casual finale or a palate cleanser between courses.
This classic New York-style cheesecake gets an update with vanilla and strawberries. Choose small uniform-size berries.
A traditional bellini has peach juice and sparkling white wine; here, ruby red berries and grapefruit juice add a new twist.
Turning breakfast into supper is a favourite tactic for Reid, who plans to serve this with syrup and maybe berries.
Though the name gooseberry comes from the fact that the berries were commonly used as a sauce for roast goose, this tart, seedy relish would also make a wonderful accompaniment to roast pork or tourtière. This is an old favourite from Summer Berries by Elizabeth Baird (James Lorimer & Company Ltd., 2002), part of the Great Canadian Recipes series.
