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Alpine Strawberry Fool

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Servings: 6
Author: Edd Kimber

Ingredients

  • For the custard
  • 250 ml whole milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
  • 1 large eggs
  • 1 yolks from large eggs
  • 100 g caster sugar
  • 15 g cornflour
  • For the strawberry compote
  • 400 g alpine strawberries
  • 85 g caster sugar
  • To finish
  • 300 ml double cream
  • 70 g Jordans Country Crisp Strawberries

Instructions

  • To make the custard place the milk and vanilla bean paste into a pan and bring to the boil.
  • Place the egg and egg yolks into a bowl with the caster sugar and cornflour. Mix until smooth.
  • Pour the hot milk onto the egg mixture whisking as you add it.
  • Pour the mixture back into the pan and heat over a medium heat, stirring constantly until it thickens but is pourable.
  • Place in a bowl in the fridge
  • To make the strawberry compote add the strawberries and sugar into a pan and heat gently until the juice becomes a syrup and the strawberries start to break down.
  • Pour into a bowl and leave in the fridge to chill.
  • Once the custard and the strawberry compote are chilled divide half the compote between six glasses and add custard to the top.
  • Sprinkle some Jordans country crisp strawberries on top of the custard.
  • In a bowl whisk the cream until it forms soft peaks then gently fold in the rest of the strawberry compote.
  • Place the cream mixture on top of the custard and finish with a sprinkle of Jordans country crisp strawberries