Strawberry Fool (Ghana)

Name: Strawberry Fool (Ghana)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 1/2 cup servings, 8 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 cup strawberry (fresh, quartered); 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar; 1 cup heavy cream; 4 tablespoons port wine (or Madeira wine)

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Recipe by twissis

This recipe has been posted for ZWT II & my source is africa.upenn.edu/Cookbook/Dessert. The intro says: "The term "fool" (also Egyptian for lentils) comes from the English & means essentially a fruit puree folded into a soft custard or whipped cream. You may begin w/any good custard recipe, vanilla pudding or whipped cream." Later he said there were 3 African Fools: Strawberry Fool (Ghana), Peach Fool (Liberia) & Peanut Fool (Nigeria).

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READY IN: 15mins

SERVES: 8

YIELD: 8 1/2 cup servings

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

1

cup strawberry (fresh, quartered)
¹⁄₄

cup confectioners' sugar
1

cup heavy cream
4

tablespoons port wine (or Madeira wine)

DIRECTIONS

Sprinkle 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar over 1 cup quartered strawberries.
Beat 1 cup heavy cream w/the wine till the mixture is stiff. Fold whipped cream/wine mixture into strawberries.
Pile high in footed sherbet glasses. Garnish ea w/1 whole strawberry.

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