Mixed Berries with Lemon Verbena Cream Recipe

Mixed Berries with Lemon Verbena Cream Recipe

  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh lemon verbena leaves, divided
  • 2 tablespoons plus 1 cup chilled whipping cream
  • 4 cups assorted fresh berries (such as raspberries, blueberries, and boysenberries)
  • Additional sugar
  1. Mix 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup sugar, and 1 tablespoon lemon verbena in small saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and cool completely. Strain syrup into bowl.
  2. Mix 2 tablespoons cream, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 2 tablespoons lemon verbena in small saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cover and let cool 30 minutes. Strain into small bowl; chill.
  3. Stir in remaining 1 cup chilled cream.
  4. Whip verbena cream in medium bowl until peaks form. Divide whipped verbena cream among 4 small bowls. Toss berries and verbena syrup in large bowl. Divide berries among 4 plates. Sprinkle with sugar and serve with whipped verbena cream. (Verbena syrup and verbena cream can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)