Strawberry Fool

[cookie1]

Strawberry Fool
4-6
Ingredients:
250ml cream
250ml natural yoghurt
finely grated rind of a lemon
250g strawberries, hulled
3 teaspoons icing sugar (optional)


Preparation:
Place strawberres in  . Speed 5, 3-4 seconds. They do not need to  be a puree. Remove.
Whip the cream according to the EDC book, taking care not to make butter.
Leave the butterfly in and add the yoghurt and lemon rind and sugar. Speed 2 for 10 seconds.
Add the strawberries. Fold through   speed 2, 10 seconds.
Place in 4 or 6 nice glasses and refrigerate until required. Decorate with sliced strawberries.


This recipe is a modified and adapted version of one in Good Food magazine.


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Tips/Hints:
I made this without the sugar but found it needed just a little bit folded through. Could be served with nice biscuits.

members' comments
Shayla - How about trying maple syrup instead of sugar - it gives strawberries a wonderful flavour without being too sweet?

Thermomixer - Thanks cookie1 - how about some grog too?? A little triple sec or framboise ?  or a few drops of balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of sugar on the strawberries while you are whipping the cream?

You can make it healthier by using egg whites instead of cream to give the airy texture, or even a jelly (or low-cal jelly mix) with water that has been allowed to almost set before whipping it up.  But that may be tooooooo healthy ?

[Shayla]

How about trying maple syrup instead of sugar - it gives strawberries a wonderful flavour without being too sweet?
Maybe I should try it but we don't eat dessert unless we have a dinner party

[Thermomixer]

Thanks cookie1 - how about some grog too?? A little triple sec or framboise ?  or a few drops of balsamic vinegar and a sprinkle of sugar on the strawberries while you are whipping the cream?

[CreamPuff63]

Gee that sounds flash TMXR -- I would just have wine while I was whipping the cream 

[cookie1]

Yum, great suggestions. Will try a spot of maple syrup in the leftovers for tonight.

Shayla, we try not to have dessert unless we have guests, but I nearly convinced myself this was sort of healthy-I did use low fat cream !

[Thermomixer]

You can make it healthier by using egg whites instead of cream to give the airy texture, or even a jelly (or low-cal jelly mix) with water that has been allowed to almost set before whipping it up. 

But that may be tooooooo healthy ?