Gooseberry Fool
Whip up a taste of summer with our Gooseberry Fool recipe. It's the perfect contrast of flavours with tangy gooseberries and rich cream. Served chilled, it makes a tempting dessert for warm summer days with your loved ones. It only takes 30 minutes to make too so you're only a short time away from pudding perfection.
Can gooseberries
Whipping cream
Vanilla essence
Cornflour
Eggs
Yolks
You will also need…
6 x small serving dishes
Step 1 of 3
To make the custard, place the evaporated milk and corn flour in a saucepan and slowly bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Meanwhile mix the eggs, egg yolks, vanilla and condensed milk together in a glass bowl. Put over a pan of boiling water and heat whilst stirring until thickened. Set aside to cool.
Step 2 of 3
Whip the cream until it thickens and forms stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream gently through the cool custard.
Step 3 of 3
Drain the gooseberries. Layer the custard mixture with the gooseberries in small serving bowls and chill in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Swap our the tinned gooseberries for tinned rhubarb for a taste of your childhood - or better still make your own fruit compote and stir through the creamy mixture to taste. Yum!
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Gooseberry Fool
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Prep: 30 mins
COOK: 0 MINS
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Super Easy
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SERVES: 8
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Ingredients
Can gooseberries
290gWhipping cream
200mlVanilla essence
5mlCornflour
2tbspEggs
2Yolks
2You will also need…
6 x small serving dishes
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Method
Step 1 of 3
To make the custard, place the evaporated milk and corn flour in a saucepan and slowly bring to the boil, stirring constantly. Meanwhile mix the eggs, egg yolks, vanilla and condensed milk together in a glass bowl. Put over a pan of boiling water and heat whilst stirring until thickened. Set aside to cool.
Step 2 of 3
Whip the cream until it thickens and forms stiff peaks. Fold the whipped cream gently through the cool custard.
Step 3 of 3
Drain the gooseberries. Layer the custard mixture with the gooseberries in small serving bowls and chill in the fridge for 2 hours or overnight.
Swap our the tinned gooseberries for tinned rhubarb for a taste of your childhood - or better still make your own fruit compote and stir through the creamy mixture to taste. Yum!