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Strawberry Fool

5.0(1993)

This Minimalist recipe is as basic as dessert gets, and especially in strawberry season it’s just perfect. It is essentially fresh strawberries and whipped cream (substitute heavy cream, sour cream or yogurt). It can be eaten right away or refrigerated. Only a fool would pass this up.

by Mark Bittman

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Brunch, Easy, Quick, Dessert

Servings

4 servings

Total time

30 min

Calories / serving

331 kcal

Ingredients (4)

serves

1 pint strawberriesstrawberry
1/2 cup sugar, or to tastesugar
1 cup heavy creamheavy-cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract, optionalvanilla-extract

Instructions (3 steps)

01Hull strawberries, then wash them and chop into 1/4-inch-thick pieces. Toss with half the sugar, and wait 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until they give up their juices.
02Place half the strawberries and all the juice in a blender, and puree. Pour puree back in bowl with chopped strawberries.
03Whip the cream with remaining sugar and vanilla until cream is stiff and holds peaks easily. Fold berries and cream together, and serve immediately, or refrigerate for up to two hours.

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