Finnish Berry Soup (Marjakeitto)

pavut's Note:

This can be served hot by itself or with icecream or cold with oatmeal or other porridge.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 0 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 3

• 2 cups blueberries (or any mixture of these) or 2 cups strawberries (or any mixture of these) or 2 cups raspberries (or any mixture of these) or 2 cups cloudberries (or any mixture of these)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 1/2 cups apple juice or 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 tablespoons potato flour or 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 4 tablespoons cold water (approx)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• sugar or artificial sweetener, amount to taste

Directions:

1. Combine berries, water and juice and bring to a boil.
2. In the meantime, combine potato flour and cold water and mix.
3. When the water and berries boil, give the potato flour mixture a stir and add.
4. Boil a few minutes longer until it thickens a little.
5. Remove from heat.
6. Add sweetener and vanilla.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made this with a mix of blueberries & strawberries & it was delicious & so easy to make! Thoroughly enjoyable! Would now like to make it again using those all elusive cloudberries, or, if possible, some intensely flavorful small wild strawberries! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed for one of my adopted chef in this Spring's Pick A Chef event]