Lemon fool

Name: Lemon fool
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: British recipes

Easy
June 2007

Easy
June 2007

Serves 6
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

Nutrition: per serving

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

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

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

Method

In a large bowl, beat the stem ginger syrup, mascarpone and icing sugar together until smooth.
Lightly fold in the whipped cream, then stir through the lemon curd with a fork so it is streaked.
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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Susan Knaap says:

1st Oct 2015 at 7:38 am

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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