Desserts Recipes - Gooseberry Fool Recipe

Ingredients

Serves 6

• 500 g/1 lb gooseberries, topped and tailed

• 150 g/5 oz caster sugar

• 2 elderflower heads, tied in muslin (optional)

• 250 ml/8 fl oz whipping cream, whipped

• a few drops of green food coloring (optional)

• biscuits, to serve

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Method:

1. Place the gooseberries in a pan with the sugar and elderflowers, if using. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes until tender.

2. Remove the elderflowers and leave to cool. Rub through a sieve or work in a blender until smooth. Fold the cream and coloring, if using, into the fruit mixture.

3. Spoon into individual dishes and chill before serving with biscuits.

Note: The flavors of gooseberries and elderflowers combine beautifully in desserts. If you do not have any elderflowers, try using a little elderflower cordial instead: add 1-2 teaspoons to the gooseberries and sugar as they cook.