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    Home » Summer Recipes

    Published on Jul 30, 2018. Modified on Jun 28, 2025 by bakingqueen74. This post may contain affiliate links. 9 Comments

    Blackcurrant, Redcurrant and Gooseberry Recipes You Must Make The Summer

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    I think they are delicious so I have gathered together a cornucopia of blackcurrant, redcurrant and gooseberry recipes from UK food bloggers to inspire you to get cooking with them this year!

    Blackcurrants, redcurrant and gooseberries are ripe right now – in July in the UK. In fact they might be nearly over by now due to the heat this summer. Hopefully you might have picked some either in your garden or at a fruit farm.

    They might be seen as “old-fashioned’ fruits now, but these are the original British summer fruits that people used to grow on their allotments or in their veg patches.

    Redcurrant ripe and ready for picking

    Having looked into these fruits, I discovered that gooseberries are in the same genus as blackcurrants and redcurrant, Ribes. I wouldn’t have realised this since they are much larger and of course have the sharp spikes on their stems!

    When I picked gooseberries last at the local fruit picking farm I discovered how sharp those spikes really are. I vowed to take gloves next time and this year I have relied on gooseberries from the supermarket!

    Blackcurrants in a punnet

    Apparently during the Second World War the government encouraged people to grow blackcurrants at home for vitamin C since oranges were difficult to obtain. Blackcurrant syrup was even give out free of charge for small children, perhaps leading to the popularity of Ribena blackcurrant cordial today.

    In the USA though there were been restrictions on growing blackcurrants for a hundred years as diseases they can carry that affect pine were seen as a threat to the logging industry. So those fruits are less popular there as they are not as widely available as a result.

    Blackcurrant, Redcurrant and Gooseberry Recipes

    The tart flavour of these berries makes them a natural partner to sweet desserts which bring their flavour out so well.

    Below you will find jam, curd, cakes and tarts, ice cream and ice lollies and more to make with your blackcurrants, redcurrants and gooseberries, all from top UK food bloggers so you know the recipes will be in metric measurements!

    There’s a section for each fruit. Click on the links beneath the photos to get the recipes. Which will you try first?

    Blackcurrant recipes

    Easy Blackcurrant Curd

    Blackcurrant Curd

    Blackcurrant Oaty Flapjacks from Foodie Quine

    Blackcurrant Oaty Flapjacks from Foodie Quine

    Blackcurrant Jam

    Blackcurrant Focaccia

    Blackcurrant Focaccia

    Raspberry and Blackcurrant Jam from Fab Food 4 All

    Raspberry and Blackcurrant Jam from Fab Food 4 All

    Blackcurrant and blueberry smoothie

    Blackcurrant and Blueberry Smoothie

    Chocolate Blackcurrant Buckle from Tin and Thyme

    Chocolate Blackcurrant Buckle from Tin and Thyme

    Three scoops of sorbet on top of a frozen tin of sorbet.

    Blackcurrant Sorbet 

    Blue bowl of pink ice cream.

    No churn blackcurrant ice cream

    Slice of blackcurrant cake held up on a palette knife.

    Blackcurrant traybake cake

    Redcurrant recipes

    Close up of a small jar of red jam.

    Damson and Redcurrant Jam

    Redcurrant Ripple Ice Cream from Tin and Thyme

    Redcurrant Ripple and White Chocolate Ice Cream from Tin and Thyme

    Summer Pudding Ice Lollies from Farmersgirl Kitchen

    Summer Pudding Ice Lollies from Farmersgirl Kitchen (these use both blackcurrants and redcurrants)

    Redcurrant Yoghurt Loaf Cake

    Redcurrant Yoghurt Loaf Cake

    Red gin in a kilner jar on a table.

    Redcurrant Gin

    Easy Redcurrant & Port Jelly from Kavey Eats

    Gooseberry recipes

    Crumble in a white pie dish.

    Gooseberry crumble

    Gooseberry Galette from Tin and Thyme

    Gooseberry Galette from Tin and Thyme

    Gooseberry Tart

    Gooseberry Frangipane Tart

    Spoon in jar of jam with gooseberries around it.

    Gooseberry Jam

    Pink Gooseberry Baked Oats

    Pink Gooseberry Baked Oats

    Gooseberry Ice Cream from Searching for Spice

    Gooseberry Ice Cream from Searching for Spice

     

    I hope these recipes have given you plenty of inspiration and I hope you will cook with either blackcurrants, redcurrants or gooseberries now you have loads of ideas and recipes to use them in. Let me know in the comments which recipe you are planning to try first!

    If you are on Pinterest, pin this collection of blackcurrant, redcurrant and gooseberry recipes for next year too!

    Blackcurrant, Redcurrant and Gooseberry Recipes You Must Make This Summer

     

    More Summer Recipes

    • Scoops of pistachio ice cream in a white bowl.
      No Churn Pistachio Ice Cream
    • Gooseberry crumble in white pie dish, one portion served.
      Gooseberry Crumble
    • Redcurrant gin in jar, on table.
      Redcurrant Gin
    • Flapjacks studded with strawberries.
      Strawberry Flapjacks

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    Comments

    1. Kavita Favelle says

      July 15, 2020 at 6:20 am

      What a great selection of recipes for summer!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        July 15, 2020 at 5:04 pm

        Thanks Kavey, I am loving summer fruit right now!

        Reply
    2. Choclette says

      August 03, 2018 at 4:43 pm

      I do love summer berries and you’ve got a fabulous lot of recipes here. When we get the garden sorted out I’m going to have a fruit patch and it will be for blackcurrants, redcurrant and gooseberries cos you just can’t buy them very easily. Thanks for including my recipes too 😀

      Reply
    3. Corina Blum says

      July 31, 2018 at 9:24 am

      These all look delicious and it’s lovely to see a collection of recipes for berries that often get overlooked. We’ll definitely be doing some berry picking after we get back from our holidays and there’ is some great inspiration here. Thanks for including a couple of my recipes too.

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        July 31, 2018 at 1:48 pm

        Thanks very much Corina, I particularly loved the colour of your blackcurrant frozen yoghurt! So vivid

        Reply
    4. Camilla Hawkins says

      July 30, 2018 at 11:16 pm

      Loving all these fruity creations, thank you for sharing mine

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        July 31, 2018 at 6:12 am

        You’re welcome Camilla I do love these old-fashioned fruits!

        Reply
    5. Kavita Favelle says

      July 30, 2018 at 8:56 pm

      What a great selection for the seasonal bounty!

      Reply
      • bakingqueen74 says

        July 31, 2018 at 7:35 am

        Love the sound of your jelly!

        Reply

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