Lemon fool

  •
  • Effort icon Easy
  • June 2007
Lemon fool
  • Effort icon Easy
  • June 2007
  • Serves icon Serves 6
  • Time icon Ready in 10 minutes

A delicious creamy lemon fool dessert recipe given a kick with the addition of warming stem ginger – on the table in 10 minutes. A simple, deceptively special pud.

 

Nutrition: per serving

Calories
367kcals
Fat
28.4g (17.8g saturated)
Protein
1.5g
Carbohydrates
28g (22.8g sugar)
Salt
0.1g
Calories
367kcals
Fat
28.4g (17.8g saturated)
Protein
1.5g
Carbohydrates
28g (22.8g sugar)
Salt
0.1g
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Ingredients

  • 1 ball stem ginger in syrup, finely chopped, plus 1 tbsp syrup
  • 75g mascarpone
  • 4 tbsp icing sugar
  • 250ml double cream, lightly whipped
  • 8 tbsp lemon curd

Method

  1. In a large bowl, beat the stem ginger syrup, mascarpone and icing sugar together until smooth.
  2. Lightly fold in the whipped cream, then stir through the lemon curd with a fork so it is streaked.
  3. Divide the lemon curd fool between 6 glasses and top with the chopped stem ginger. Serve with ginger thins, if you like.

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  1. Don’t let this pudding’s simplicity fool you – it’s a stunning dessert. My family and I couldn’t believe how good it was – silky smooth and a beautiful contrast between the ginger and lemon. I made home-made tangy lemon curd which made all the difference.

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