Blackberry Lemon Fool Recipes

BLACKBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• In a blender, combine berries, sugar, and lemon juice; blend until smooth. Pour mixture through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing with a rubber spatula to push through. Discard seeds; transfer 1/2 cup berry puree to a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate; reserve for topping.
• In a large bowl, combine cream and vanilla; whip until stiff peaks form. Gently fold remaining berry puree into cream. Spoon mixture into custard cups. Cover loosely and refrigerate 1 hour (or up to overnight). To serve, drizzle blackberry fools with reserved berry puree, and garnish with blackberries.

BLACKBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Halve, the vanilla pod and scrape out the seeds, then place in a large pan along with 350g of the berries, the sugar and lemon juice. Bring to the boil over a medium heat.
• Simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, or until syrupy and the berries are soft but holding their shape. Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, whisk the cream to form peaks, fold through the yogurt and swirl through a third of the syrup.
• Layer the rest of the syrup and cream in dessert glasses, garnish with syrup and fresh berries.

BLACKBERRY & LEMON FOOL

Steps:

• Tip the blackberries into a pan with 2 tbsp icing sugar, plus the lemon zest and juice. Simmer until syrupy, then leave to cool. Chill for a few hours.
• Whip the double cream with 1 tbsp icing sugar, then swirl through most of the blackberry sauce. Serve in glasses with extra sauce and fresh blackberries on top.

BLACKBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Pour the heavy cream into a large bowl with half of the confectioners' sugar and almond extract. Whip until stiff. Fold in sour cream. Refrigerate.
• In a separate bowl, toss blackberries with the remaining confectioners' sugar. Let stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes.
• In 8 parfait glasses, layer whipped cream and blackberries, beginning and ending with whipped cream. Garnish each parfait with a strip of lemon zest, a few blackberries and a sprig of mint.

FROZEN BLACKBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• Mash most of the blackberries with the lemon juice and half the sugar. Whip the cream with the remaining sugar. Fold the whipped cream and blackberry mix together to make a mauve cream, then tip into a freezer container and freeze until set. Serve in scoops in glasses, with the shortbread and remaining blackberries on the side.
• Mash most of the blackberries with the lemon juice and half the sugar. Whip the cream with the remaining sugar. Fold the whipped cream and blackberry mix together to make a mauve cream, then tip into a freezer container and freeze until set. Serve in scoops in glasses, with the shortbread and remaining blackberries on the side.

BLACKBERRY & LEMON MESS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 120C/100C fan/gas ½. Line a baking sheet with baking parchment. To make the meringues, put the egg whites in a clean mixing bowl and beat with an electric whisk to stiff peaks. Tip in half the sugar and beat again until shiny and stiff. Add the remaining sugar with the cornflour and vinegar and beat back to shiny and stiff. Dollop 5 very large spoonfuls onto the baking sheet and bake on a low shelf for 1 hr until crisp and the meringues peel easily from the paper. Cool. The meringues will keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days, or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
• Tip the cream into a large bowl, sift in the icing sugar and gently whip until soft peaks just hold a little shape. Chill until ready to serve.
• To serve, dollop the lemon curd over the whipped cream, then crumble over some of the meringues in small chunks - you probably won't need them all. Put the blackberries into a bowl and lightly rough up with a fork so they're whole but juicy, then scatter them over the cream. Fold together with a large spatula or spoon, just a few times to marble everything through. Divide between 6 glasses or bowls, top each with an edible flower, if using, and serve straight away.