I don't participate often in Sunday Fundays, but this week we're doing fruity desserts.
It's been years since I've made this, well before my blogging days, and while it's usually made with fresh strawberries, I decided to play with some frozen ones.
They were just hanging out in the freezer, and kept teasing me so I pulled them out and made this up.
In some respects it's kinda like a pavlova, but not really, except for the meringue topper.
And it's so dead simple, just a few ingredients and VOILA!!! you have a dessert that is not only company ready, but looks spectacular, served in pretty dishes.
What I love about this is that you don't really need to add a lot of sugar, just enough to 'macerate' the berries. Which means, adding sugar to the fresh berries which encourages them to give up their juice.
I actually did that before freezing them.
I like making it with custard, rather than just whipping cream. Which is actually more British. They do love their custard over there.
The custard, was made according to the directions on the Bird's Custard Powder box, but I added the two egg yolks from when I made the meringue. Not the best idea I've ever had. It was kinda funky, but it still tasted just fine.
I would love to give a definitive recipe here, but honestly, there isn't really one.
This is a beautiful layered dessert which can look so fancy and yet is dead easy to put together and serve.
I probably shouldn't admit it, but I ate this for lunch.
Hey, it had cream and fruit and eggs, a win win for me.
No recipe, but here's a how to...
In a pretty stemmed glass, place a couple of tablespoons of fruit, in this case it was sliced strawberries which had a little sugar sprinkled on top, and left to macerate a little while.
I then dolloped some custard on top of the fruit, added a little freshly whipped cream, some more fruit, custard and finished it off with some whipped cream and topped it with a meringue kiss.
Strawberry Fool
Ingredients
- 2 cups milk
- 2 tablespoons Bird's Custard Powder
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- 2 cups slices strawberries
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 cup Heavy Whipping Cream
- 1-2 teaspoons sugar
Instructions
- Mix 2 tablespoons of the cold milk into the custard powder and sugar until smooth. Whisk into the milk and heat until boiling, stirring constantly on stove top, or cook in the microwave, whisking after each minute, until thick and cooked through. Place a sheet of plastic wrap on top, to keep a 'skin' from forming and cool.
- Wash and slice the strawberries, and sprinkle with sugar, stirring it around once or twice. This is called macerating the strawberries and it brings out the juice.
- Place approximately 1/4 cup of strawberries in the bottom of a pretty footed glass, then add a little custard, then the whipping cream, building it up by layers. Finish off with a crisp meringue cookie if desired
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It's so hot here, wish I could dig a spoon in this chilled fool glass!
ReplyDeleteWe're coming into the hot season here, and I can see where this would be good. It made a nice lunch for me.
DeleteI'd eat this for lunch too! It sounds delicious.
ReplyDeleteI had to, sandwiches are overrated.
DeleteYou would have to be a fool to not love this dish for breakfast, lunch, dinner or anytime.
ReplyDeleteNever thought about breakfast, it would be good for that as well.
DeleteI too would have it any day for such, simple but such a lovely dessert. Topped with meringue Strawberry Fool is a complete dessert.
ReplyDeleteDessert, lunch, breakfast, I think this is good anytime.
DeleteThis looks like an AMAZING lunch!!
ReplyDeleteIt was. I loved it.
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