Strawberry Fool
Servings 3 -4
Ingredients
- 2 sachets whipping powder
- 2/3 cup cold milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 200 gm frozen strawberries
- 1 tsp strawberry extract optional
- Mint leaves for garnish
Instructions
- Defrost the strawberries. Crush with a potato masher into a lumpy puree and set aside.
- Whip the powder, milk and vanilla extract till medium peaks.
- Fold in the crushed strawberries and strawberry extract if using, just till mixed.
- Divide into 3 or 4 dessert cups. Allow to set for 2 hours.
- Garnish with mint leaves and fresh strawberries and serve cold.
Notes
Instead of whipping cream powder, you could use 300 ml whipped cream plus icing sugar to your sweetness, whipped to soft peaks. Then proceed with remaining steps.
You can replace half the quantity of whipped cream with equivalent quantity of custard, ie. 1 to 1 1/4 cup of thick and smooth custard should do.
I added the strawberry and it's juices and it seemed fine. If you feel there is too much liquid, you can sieve the strawberry puree and use.
To make the dessert a little healthier, you could substitute half the whipping cream with strained yogurt or sour cream.
You can replace half the quantity of whipped cream with equivalent quantity of custard, ie. 1 to 1 1/4 cup of thick and smooth custard should do.
I added the strawberry and it's juices and it seemed fine. If you feel there is too much liquid, you can sieve the strawberry puree and use.
To make the dessert a little healthier, you could substitute half the whipping cream with strained yogurt or sour cream.