Name: Rhubarb fool
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 bunch rhubarb, trimmed; 1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar; 300 millilitre thickened cream; 2 tablespoon icing sugar mixture; 200 gram plain yoghurt; 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Rhubarb fool

A fool is a traditional English dessert made from cooked fruit mixed with whipped cream. You need about four trimmed stalks of rhubarb for this recipe.

Serves 4

Cook

15M

Ingredients

1 bunch rhubarb, trimmed

1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar

300 millilitre thickened cream

2 tablespoon icing sugar mixture

200 gram plain yoghurt

1 teaspoon grated lemon rind

Method

1.Chop the rhubarb into 3cm lengths (you will need 3 cups of chopped rhubarb).

2.Combine rhubarb with caster sugar in a medium saucepan; cook, stirring, over a low heat, until the sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil, then simmer, stirring, 3 minutes, or until the rhubarb is just tender; cool.

3.Beat the cream in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Stir in the icing sugar, yoghurt and rind.

4.Swirl the cooled rhubarb mixture through the cream mixture, then spoon into serving glasses. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

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