The First Gooseberries of Summer!

Recipe for: GOOSEBERRY FOOL

Ingredients:

• 500g gooseberries, topped & tailed
• 1 tsp orange zest. Finely grated
• 100g caster sugar
• 5 tblsp elderflower cordial
• 250ml double cream
• 250ml greek yoghurt

 Method:

1. put the gooseberries, orange zest, 75g of the sugar and 1 tblsp water into a saucepan
2. cook for a few minutes until the gooseberries are soft & slumped
3. add 2 tblsp of the elderflower cordial & stir to mix
4. leave to cool, then chill in the fridge
5. put the cream, yoghurt, remaining sugar and remaining cordial in a bowl
6. whisk until the mixture holds its shape, then loosely swirl in 2/3 of the gooseberries
7. spoon into serving glasses, then chill in the fridge for a couple of hours
8. when ready to serve, top with some of the remaining gooseberries and a splash of the cordial

 What else you need to know:

1. this is delicious, but VERY rich – a little goes a long way.  Serve with ice-cream wafers or biscuits to add a different texture & to spread out the richness
2. this recipe also works with other soft fruits e.g. raspberries or red/ black-currants