Tom Aiken's Blackberry fool

by Tom Aikens | 2 comments | Print recipe

A classic British dessert dating as far back as the 16th Century. It is made with seasonal fruits which have been lightly sweetened and pureed, then folded into whipped cream.

At a glance

Cuisine British
Recipe Type Dessert
Difficulty Easy
Preparation time 10 mins
Cooking time 8 mins
Serves 4 people

Ingredients

500 g (17.6oz) British blackberries
155 g (5.5oz) Caster sugar
1 Lemon (juice and peel of)
500 ml (17.6fl oz) Whipping cream
2 Drops of vanilla essence

Step-by-step

Place the vanilla bean into a pan with the lemon peel, lemon juice, blackberries, 130g sugar (ie. Keeping 25g aside) and place on a tight fitting lid.
On a low heat, simmer for 7-8 minutes until the blackberries start to break down, then remove from the heat and leave to cool, with the lid on.
Whisk the cream with 2-3 drops of vanilla essence, 25g caster sugar. Whisk until semi whipped.
Put compote into a large mixing bowl.
Carefully fold in the cream in 3 lots, with a spatula.
You may want to taste the mixture before adding all the cream, depending on how strong you want the blackberry taste.

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