Rhubarb fool
An average of 3.2 out of 5 stars from 15 ratings
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- less than 10 mins
- Serve
- Serves 4
Beaten egg white gives Antony Worrall Thompson’s rhubarb-blushed fruit fool mouth-watering billowy peaks.
Ingredients
- 350g/12oz rhubarb
- 55g/2oz caster sugar
- 1 orange, juice only
- water
- 150ml/¼ pint cream, whipped
- 1 egg white, beaten until peaked
Method
Place the rhubarb, sugar, orange juice and enough water to cover the rhubarb in a medium pan. Boil rapidly until rhubarb is soft.
In a bowl, fold the egg white into the whipped cream.
When the rhubarb is soft, remove it from the liquid with a slotted spoon. Fold the fruit into the egg white and cream mixture. Reserve a little rhubarb for decoration.
Spoon the resulting fool into a tall dessert glass. Top with the reserved rhubarb and serve.
