Strawberry And Orange Fool Food

SUNNY'S STRAWBERRY FOOL

Steps:

• In a bowl, toss together the strawberries, orange juice, and sugar. Let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes, tossing a few times while it rests.
• To make the whipped cream: In a large bowl, whisk the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Add the honey, sugar, and vanilla. Continue to whisk until medium stiff peaks form.
• Remove the strawberries from the bowl with a slotted spoon and add to the whipped cream. With a rubber spatula, gently fold the strawberries into the whipped cream. Pour into a serving glass or dish and serve with graham crackers, either crumbled over the top or use them as a scoop.

GLUTEN-FREE STRAWBERRY ORANGE FOOL

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine sour cream, powdered sugar, orange peel and liqueur; blend well. Fold in whipped topping.
• For each serving, use 1/3 cup orange cream and 3/4 cup strawberries. In each dessert dish, layer 2 tablespoons cream, half of berries, 2 tablespoons cream, remaining half of berries and remaining cream. Refrigerate until serving time. If desired, serve garnished with additional sliced berries. Store in refrigerator.

STRAWBERRY AND ORANGE FOOLS

Steps:

• Place chopped strawberries in medium bowl. Mash coarsely with fork. Place in colander and let drain 15 minutes.
• Beat cream in large bowl to stiff peaks. Gently fold in yogurt, sugar, orange juice and peel. Fold in Cointreau, if desired. Gently fold in strawberries. Divide among 4 wineglasses or coupes. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
• Garnish fools with additional halved strawberries and serve.

STRAWBERRY-ORANGE FOOL

Steps:

• Blend 2 cups of the strawberries, and 1/2 cup of the sugar in a blender or food processor until smooth. Transfer to medium saucepan and cook over medium heat until bubbling and just thickened. Set aside to cool, then refrigerate and chill for about 1 hour. Stir in remaining 1 cup strawberries.
• In a medium clean, cold bowl, beat cream with the remaining 2 tablespoons of the sugar and liqueur until stiff peaks form. Fold the whipped cream into strawberry mixture. Chill fool until beginning to set, about 30 minutes.

STRAWBERRY AND ORANGE FOOL

Steps:

• Place chopped strawberries in medium bowl. Mash coarsely with fork. Place in colander and let drain 15 minutes.
• Beat cream in large bowl to form stiff peaks.
• Gently fold in yogurt, sugar, orange juice and peel.
• Fold in Cointreau, if desired.
• Gently fold in strawberries.
• Divide among 4 wineglasses or coupes.
• Cover and chill.
• This can be made 4 hours ahead.
• Garnish fools with additional halved strawberries and serve.

ORANGE FOOLS

Steps:

• With a vegetable peeler remove 2 strips zest from orange (each about 3 by 1/2 inch) and mince.
• Squeeze enough juice from orange to measure 1/2 cup and in a small heavy saucepan simmer orange juice until reduced to 1/4 cup.
• Remove pan from heat and add sugar and butter to orange juice, whisking until butter is melted. Whisk in egg until combined well and cook mixture over moderately low heat, whisking, until thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubble appears on surface, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat and add zest to orange curd, whisking. Pour orange curd into a bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir until cold.
• In another bowl beat cream until it just holds stiff peaks and fold into orange curd gently but thoroughly.
• Spoon orange fool into 2 chilled goblets.

BOODLE'S ORANGE FOOL

Steps:

• Use the sponge slices to line the bottom and halfway up the sides of a deep serving dish or bowl.
• Mix the orange and lemon zests and juices with the sugar and stir until the sugar is dissolved.
• In another bowl, whip the cream until it just starts to thicken, then slowly add the sweetened fruit juice, whipping the cream as you do so.
• Whip until the cream is light and thickened and all the juice absorbed.
• Pour the mixture over the sponge and refrigerate for at least 2 hours, longer if possible, so that the juice can soak into the sponge and the cream thicken Serve decorated with segments or slices of fresh orange.