½cupsparkling white grape juice, or sparkling wine
½cupsturbinado, or granulated sugar if turbinado is unavailable
3cupsraspberries, fresh or frozen
1cupblueberries, fresh or frozen
1cupcurrants, red or black, fresh or frozen
⅓cuparrowroot powder
Topping
8ouncesheavy cream
½ounceChambord liqueur, optional
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Method
Bring the grape juice to a boil. Add turbinado and stir until completely dissolved.
½ cup sweet white wine, ½ cups turbinado, 3 cups raspberries, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup currants
Add berries, return to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes. Reserve a few berries for garnish if you’re into style points. I am definitely into style points.
3 cups raspberries, 1 cup blueberries, 1 cup currants
Mix the arrowroot with water until it’s a thick slurry. While stirring the fruit mixture, pour in paste a little at a time. When half of it is incorporated, reduce the heat to a simmer for 2-3 minutes to see how thick it gets. If too thin, add half the remainder, bring to a boil, reduce heat for 2-3 minutes and reassess. If it’s still too thin, you know what to do. If it’s too thick, deal with it or add more grape juice (alcohol-free or no, your call).
⅓ cup arrowroot powder
Stir in the sparkling grape juice.
½ cup sparkling white grape juice
Topping
Whip the cream into stiff peaks, then fold in the Chambord. I just listed the liqueur as optional in the ingredients to seem less dogmatic. Every recipe on this site is me telling you what to do, so break out the Chambord or I’ll throw a rubber spatula at you.
8 ounces heavy cream, ½ ounce Chambord liqueur
Notes
Make this your own.Any mix of berries works, just keep the quantities even. Substitute gooseberries, kumquats, pawpaws, tart cherries, or cranberries as you wish.Substitute black currant juice for white grape juice if your mood is a little darker. Garnish with fresh mint leaves in summer. In fall, add a teaspoon of mulled wine spice. In winter, gingerbread spice.A squeeze of lemon juice doesn’t hurt.