Blackberry Fool recipe

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Ingredients

4 cups heavy cream
1 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
½ cup sour cream, at room temperature
⅛ teaspoon almond extract
2 pints fresh blackberries
8 strips of lemon zest, for garnish
8 sprigs fresh mint

Nutrition Info

535.3 calories
carbohydrate: 26.9 g
cholesterol: 169.4 mg
fat: 47.4 g
fiber: 3.8 g
protein: 4 g
saturatedFat: 29.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 53.9 mg
sugar: 18.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pour the heavy cream into a large bowl with half of the confectioners' sugar and almond extract. Whip until stiff. Fold in sour cream. Refrigerate.

  2. In a separate bowl, toss blackberries with the remaining confectioners' sugar. Let stand at room temperature for about 15 minutes.

  3. In 8 parfait glasses, layer whipped cream and blackberries, beginning and ending with whipped cream. Garnish each parfait with a strip of lemon zest, a few blackberries and a sprig of mint.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

I strongly recommend using fresh blackberries in this recipe for best flavor. Raspberries, strawberries or a combination of all three may be used, but they should all be fresh.

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