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Tinned raspberries

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Granra2 Mon 10-Feb-25 15:58:17

Do tinned raspberries no longer exist? I have a nice recipe for a simple fruit dessert that requires them but I can’t find them in any local supermarkets or smaller stores. I can see dragon fruit, lychees and all manner of exotic fruits but no raspberries!

GrannyGravy13 Mon 10-Feb-25 16:01:37

Why not try frozen raspberries?

Ilovecheese Mon 10-Feb-25 16:02:03

Would frozen ones do?

Claremont Mon 10-Feb-25 16:05:50

make a sugar syrup and add frozen ones.

Visgir1 Mon 10-Feb-25 16:30:23

I get them from Waitrose.

NotSpaghetti Mon 10-Feb-25 16:49:18

I don't think I've ever had them!
What is the recipe please?
Sainsbury's and Asda seem to sell them.

twiglet77 Mon 10-Feb-25 18:19:26

According to the Trolley app they’re available in Sainsbury’s and Asda, 300g tin, though I thought I’d seen them in Waitrose.

ViceVersa Mon 10-Feb-25 19:14:46

Are tinned raspberries not a bit 'mushy' in texture? Genuine question as I've never had them.

NonGrannyMoll Mon 10-Feb-25 19:19:05

May I add my voice to all the "frozen raspberries" suggestions here, please? Frozen berries taste better than tinned, half of the weight isn't made up of somewhat bitter juice, they're soft but not mushy and you don't have to use the whole lot up in one go. Also, in my experience, tinned raspberries seem to contain a lot more seeds which get stuck between your teeth.

theworriedwell Mon 10-Feb-25 20:09:39

I buy them at Sainsbury's.

M0nica Mon 10-Feb-25 21:09:11

I have a simple recipe for a raspberry mousse and I use tinned or frozen raspberrys to make it, depending on what is available.

M0nica Mon 10-Feb-25 21:09:35

actually, I also use fresh raspberries

pascal30 Mon 10-Feb-25 21:34:22

I've just bought them from Asda

Primrose53 Mon 10-Feb-25 21:35:54

I buy lovely frozen raspberries from Aldi.

I use them in overnight oats.

Babs03 Mon 10-Feb-25 22:02:15

I use frozen raspberries when making trifle or custard and raspberry tarts.
It is my favourite fruit. And if bought fresh am afraid it doesn’t last long enough to be used for making anything.
😆

flappergirl Mon 10-Feb-25 22:05:51

On a similar note, I can no longer find tinned cherry pie filling. I used to make a quick sponge pudding with it and it was actually delicious with custard. I've also used it to make a sort of black forest cake. Can't find it anywhere now.

Fleur20 Mon 10-Feb-25 22:34:38

Tinned damsons have also completely disappeared. They are/were a family favourite..

Granra2 Mon 10-Feb-25 23:04:36

I live in Northern Ireland, we don’t have Waitrose. I could try frozen raspberries in my summer fruit tiramisu. Thanks all.

Granra2 Mon 10-Feb-25 23:06:22

My local Sainsbury’s doesn’t stock them and there is no Aldi in NI.

henetha Mon 10-Feb-25 23:21:44

I used to buy tinned raspberries regularly but they seem to have disappeared. Frozen ones are ok though.

mumofmadboys Mon 10-Feb-25 23:23:32

I used to like tinned blackcurrant pie filling and that seems to have disappeared.

madeleine45 Mon 10-Feb-25 23:37:23

I used to go and pick fruit in the summer, strawberries and raspberries. Then as soon as i got home would pick them over and then put on an open tray spead out not touching and freeze them a tray at a time. Once frosen they could be carefully tipped into freezer boxes and then they were sort of loose frozen so you could take a handful out at a time. The best things I used to make where a good strawberry flan in the winter. Bake the sponge flan case and then put frozen strawberries in pointy ends upwards. Then use a jelly that would be allowed to be luke warm to pour over them. That then defrosted the strawberries and cooled the jelly quickly so it looked quite good. Didnt always work out for the grat look but tasted lovely. Then my real favourite was in about november when it is cold and miserable and you can hardly remember the summer time and I would make a wonderful summer pudding with strawberries and raspberries and probbly a few redcurrants or blackberries in it too. OH the smell of summer as you warmed them and then what an extravagant treat to have our summer pudding with cream. Ah those were the days. Enjoy them when you can

wibblywobblywobblebottom Tue 11-Feb-25 14:13:38

Vile.

Mojack26 Tue 11-Feb-25 14:55:43

Use frozen or fresh..never seen tinned rasps...

jacalpad Tue 11-Feb-25 15:09:35

Flappergirl, Ocado still sell both red and black cherry pie filling.