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Fruit fool recipes

No dessert could be simpler than a handful of fresh fruit, some softly whipped cream and a little sugar to sweeten. Whether autumnal raspberry or wintry rhubarb fool, spring strawberry or summery gooseberry fool - there's fool for all seasons.

Gooseberry and elderflower custard
by Lotte Duncan

This creamy gooseberry recipe uses fragrant elderflower cordial and homemade custard in a simple make-ahead dessert.

Desserts

More fruit fool recipes

Blackberry fool with hazelnut biscuits

by The Hairy Bikers
Desserts

Gooseberry fool

by Mary Berry
Desserts

Strawberry fool with cornflake granola

by Frederick Forster
Desserts

Rose, raspberry and coconut fool

by Nadiya Hussain
Desserts

Gooseberry and elderflower custard

by Lotte Duncan
Desserts

Passion fruit fool

by Antony Worrall Thompson
Desserts

Rhubarb and passion fruit fool

by Antony Worrall Thompson
Desserts

Varieties of fruit fool

Rhubarb fool

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Also made with cream

Cranachan

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Crème brûlée

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Éclairs

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Eton mess

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Posset

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Also made with fruit

Compôte

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Cordial

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Coulis

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Crumble

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Fruit salad

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Smoothie

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Trifle

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Other quick desserts

Apple crumble

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Banoffee pie

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Eton mess

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Fruit salad

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Pancakes

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Rhubarb crumble

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Syllabub

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Zabaglione

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