April, Fool!

Tomorrow is April 1st. I thought it would be fun to share these Fruit Fool ideas so you can celebrate your own pun-y, foolish Tuesday.

The Fool is a classic British dessert that’s genius in its simplicity. You puree fresh fruit, sweeten it and fold it into whipped cream. (At least that’s what my memory tells me). The end product is a lovely bowl of fruited cream that’s simple and easy to make. I think this would be great with frozen or canned fruit too, as long as the juices are thoroughly drained. You don’t want the cream to run, and fold the fruit ever so gently, so that there are delicate swirls of it among the heavenly clouds of cream.

This makes me think about how wonderful this would be back home with Manila mangoes!

Top your fool off with a pretty wafer or stick, barquilllos, broas or even layer with some slices of pound or yellow cake. Add a sprig of mint or two.Yum.

Here’s an elaborate version:










And for Fruit Fool recipes, click HERE.

I also think these are great ideas for an April Fool’s mid-week dessert. Wouldn’t it be funny to serve cakes/sweets that looked like some other type of food, so you can tell your guests, “Fooled ya!”?

Hamburger Cake With Fries









Hotdog & Fries Cake











Cake And Donut Sushi With Gummies














I could make a Curlified, Fruitified Fool myself (and really wanted to-–I even have the strawberries and cream ready to go), but I am currently in the dregs of migrating GWAC to Wordpress (hands and eyes and BRAIN too busy!). I hope to start posting there very soon. In the meantime, hope you enjoy making fools for yourselves!