Recipe of the day: Cherry fool dessert

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Compiled by Lineo Lesemane

Lifestyle Journalist


A tasty and easy to make dessert.


Looking for a delicious, light, and refreshing dessert? This cherry fool is the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth.

With its creamy texture and tangy cherries, it’s an ideal dessert for any occasion.

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Cherry fool dessert

Ingredients

  • 3 cups cherries, pitted
  • 1/3 cup caster sugar
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • 1¼ cups heavy cream
  • 200 ml Greek yoghurt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method

  1. Place the cherries in a saucepan with the sugar, cornflour, salt, and lemon juice.
  2. Cook the cherries over low heat while stirring until the sugar dissolves and the juices have released and thickened slightly.
  3. Remove the saucepan from the heat, spoon the cherries into a bowl, and cool down completely, once cooled, place them into the fridge.
  4. In a large bowl, beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
  5. Add the yoghurt and vanilla and continue beating until medium peaks form and the mixture is creamy and very thick.
  6. Using a spatula, gently fold the cherries into the whipped cream mixture just until it ripples.
  7. Spoon into pretty dessert glasses
  8. Refrigerate and chill until you are ready to serve.
  9. Garnish with fresh cherries and serve.

*This recipe was sourced from Juicy Delicious with permission.

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Cherry fool dessert

Cherry fool dessert
  • Author: Jenny Morris
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Category: Lunch, Dinner
  • Method: no cook
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale

    • 3 cups cherries, pitted

    • 1/3 cup caster sugar

    • 1 tsp cornflour

    • 1 pinch of salt

    • 2 tsp lemon juice

    • 1¼ cups heavy cream

    • 200 ml Greek yoghurt

    • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Place the cherries in a saucepan with the sugar, cornflour, salt, and lemon juice.
  2. Cook the cherries over low heat while stirring until the sugar dissolves and the juices have released and thickened slightly.
  3. Remove the saucepan from the heat, spoon the cherries into a bowl, and cool down completely, once cooled, place them into the fridge.
  4. In a large bowl, beat the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
  5. Add the yoghurt and vanilla and continue beating until medium peaks form and the mixture is creamy and very thick.
  6. Using a spatula, gently fold the cherries into the whipped cream mixture just until it ripples.
  7. Spoon into pretty dessert glasses
  8. Refrigerate and chill until you are ready to serve.
  9. Garnish with fresh cherries and serve.

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