Nan asked for the strawberry fool recipe and I figured others might be interested, too, since it’s so easy to make. (Honestly, it’s so simple, I thought “fool” referred to who was qualified to make it, but the etymology doesn’t seem to support that.)
Also, I know I copied this from somewhere 15 years ago or so, but my notecard doesn’t offer any insight to the source. So know the recipe is not mine.
Strawberry Fool
(serves 4 reasonable portions or 2 generous ones)
1 1/2 c strawberries
2-3 Tbs sugar
2/3 c heavy cream
2/3 c plain yogurt
Wash, de-stem, and slice the strawberries. Put in bowl and season with sugar. (If you can do this a little before the rest of the steps, you’ll get a smoother dish, but it’s delicious either way.)
Whisk the cream until whipped.
Add yogurt to the berries. Mash the berries. (I use a fork.) Your goal isn’t to end up with a smooth consistency, just to make them less solid.
Fold in the cream.
Add more sugar if necessary. (If you have quality, in-season strawberries, you probably won’t need more.)
Enjoy!
It sounds like strawberry ice cream minus the ice. Yummy!
I notice that you didn’t say to hull the strawberries. I am having a rather silly debate with myself about whether or not strawberries ought to be hulled. Perhaps it’s less necessary when you have naturally ripened fruit?
Comment by Karen 06.08.13 @ 8:42 am@Nan: You’re welcome.
@Karen: It is a lot like iceless ice cream. Regarding the hulling question, I don’t ever hull strawberries, but I only buy them when they’re fresh and local, so mine don’t seem to need it. I suppose if I were buying those big berries from California I might, but probably only after I’d tried not doing it, since you know that I am lazy and only do what is absolutely necessary.
Comment by soe 06.08.13 @ 11:49 am