Ingredients
- Serves 4-6
- 800g gooseberries, topped and tailed (you can use frozen)
- 275g Greek yoghurt
- 150g raw cane sugar
- 1 elderflower (optional)
- 100g rolled oats
- 3 Tbsp raw cane sugar
GOOSEBERRY AND ELDERFLOWER FOOL
Method
- You can either cook the gooseberries in a pot with the sugar, elderflower and a splash of water or you can pre heat your oven 190C and bake them by placing the elderflower on the base and scattering the gooseberries on top, add the sugar
- Bake them in the oven, uncovered for 20 minutes or until tender when gently squeezed
- Meanwhile place the rolled oats with 3 tablespoons raw cane sugar and bake until the oats lightly toast and the sugar caramelises a little
- Cool and set aside When the gooseberries are tender remove from oven and tip them into a sieve set over a bowl to drain off the excess liquid
- Remove the elderflower and discard and gently mash 2/3 of the gooseberries with a few tablespoons of liquid until you get a thick pulpy consistency (you can do this in the food processor)
- Leave to get cold
- In a large bowl empty the Greek yoghurt with ½ the gooseberry pulp and fold together
- Spoon this mixture into serving glasses and then finish off with the remaining pulp on top
- Scatter over a little of the toasted oats and serve
Comments
This is a classic dessert with a little twist on the cream. i like using Greek yoghurt which takes away some of the richness.
Thanks to McArthurs Berry Farm for providing the gooseberries used in the demonstration
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