Cranberry fools

Cranberry fools

James Martin's Christmassy cranberry fools are quick to prepare and the recipe is easily increased to serve a crowd

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 5

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus chilling

Method

  1. Put the cranberries in a pan with 150g of the sugar. Gently heat until the sugar begins to melt, then cover and cook for 5-10 mins until the berries are soft. Mash with a potato masher and transfer to a large mixing bowl. Stir in 200ml of the cream and chill until cool.
  2. In a bowl, whip the remaining cream with the remaining 50g sugar until soft peaks form. Scrape onto the cranberry mixture and fold 1-2 times to very lightly marble. Spoon between 5 small bowls - the fool will marble more as you spoon into the dishes. Cover and chill for at least 2 hrs or up to 24 hrs.
  3. Froth the egg white with a fork. Put the extra 3 tbsp sugar on a small plate. Tip the extra cranberries for decoration into the egg white, then drop into the sugar. Shake the plate to roll and coat the berries. Repeat a few times, leaving the sugar to set for a couple of mins between each. Chill until ready to serve.
  4. To serve, top each fool with a few sugared cranberries and serve with Cinnamon shortbread (see 'Goes well with').

PER SERVING

599 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 54.0g, fat 43.0 g, saturated fat 24.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 54.0g, salt 0.09 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2010.

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  • 27 November 2010

    CFL recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I doubled this for a dinner party. It was lovely and quick and easy, as well as seasonal, but very, very, sweet and dense. I would definitely reduce the sugar (starting with not adding it to the cream before whipping) and I think I would try mixing greek yoghurt and maybe half-fat creme fraiche. I will try it again, but only with these adjustments.

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  • 14 January 2011

    Moose rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Confession time. I used left over cranberry & orange relish (Delia Smith) I had made for Christmas! Added sugar to taste having read the previous comment. Used half double cream & half Greek yoghurt too. Also made the shortbread, which was tasty but it cooked quicker than the recipe suggests & so was very crisp! I loved it, think my guests did too as there were no empty bowls!

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  • 12 December 2012

    evelyn-r rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I reduced the sugar drastically, as I always do, especially in the cream, and made one big one for a buffet. It looked good, and was more popular than I expected. Nice and tangy but not too heavy. Very easy to put together - would definitely do it again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 5

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus chilling

Ingredients

  • 200g cranberries , plus 15 extra to decorate
  • 200g caster sugar , plus 3 tbsp extra to decorate
  • 400ml double cream
  • 1 egg white
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PER SERVING

599 kcalories, protein 2.0g, carbohydrate 54.0g, fat 43.0 g, saturated fat 24.0g, fibre 1.0g, sugar 54.0g, salt 0.09 g

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