Gooseberry fool
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Easy
- June 2010
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Serves 4
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Takes 10 min to make, plus cooling and chilling
An extra quick fool recipe made with gooseberries, elderflower cream, amaretti biscuits and ready-made meringues.
See our similar gooseberry and elderflower fool recipe for an alternative.
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 685kcals
- Fat
- 57.6g (33.5g saturated)
- Protein
- 4.3g
- Carbohydrates
- 39.8g (36.3g sugar)
- Salt
- 0.1g
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Ingredients
- 400g gooseberries
- 25-50g caster sugar
- 2 tbsp elderflower cordial
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 400ml double cream
- 3 tbsp ready-made vanilla custard
- 50g amaretti biscuits, roughly crushed
- 2 meringue nests, crushed (optional)
Method
- Put the gooseberries and sugar in a pan and cook over a low heat for 10-15 minutes until soft. Remove from the heat, crush and cool.
- Meanwhile, pour the elderflower cordial, lemon juice and double cream into a bowl and whisk to medium peaks. Fold through the custard and amaretti biscuits.
- Fold half the gooseberries into the cream mixture. Spoon half the cream mixture into 4 glasses. Layer the remaining gooseberries, then top with the remaining cream mixture. Scatter with meringue, if using, and chill until ready to serve.
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The amount of caster sugar you’ll need will depend on the tartness of your gooseberries, and how sweet you like your fool to be.
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I love this recipe because when i have friends round for a bbq i want spend time chatting with them, not preparing food.. am no fool when it comes to quick ways to get the most out of my summer evenings.