Today, I'm making my family, who I'm staying with during this time, a French toast with a mixed berry compote. Can't wait to make this festive brunch. Start with the compote. Combine brown sugar ...

As a shortcut for the fruit inserts, use 200g/7oz ready-made mixed fruit compôte. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the compôte for later, then divide the rest between the moulds. If you don’t have any ...

There’s nothing quite like the flavor of fresh blueberries, especially when they’re transformed into an easy fruit ... compote, the cornstarch slurry is your friend. Make sure to mix the ...

Otherwise, mix your own individual fruits as and when they’re at their best. To highlight the flavour of a particular fruit in a summer berry mix, add that fruit’s eau de vie or liqueur.