Blackberry Fools
from ButterYum
makes 6-8 mini desserts (3-ounce)
Ingredients
6 ounces ripe blackberries (or other berries)
zest from 1/2 lemon
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
Make berry puree by blitzing berries with lemon zest in a personal blender or small food processor; strain seeds and discard.
In a small mixing bowl, whip heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla using a handheld mixer until stiff peaks form.
In another small mixing bowl, fold together 6 tablespoons strained blackberry puree and 1 1/2 cups of sweetened whipped cream until combined (a few streaks remaining look lovely).
To neatly fill dessert cups, transfer berry and cream mixture to a piping bag and carefully fill six 3-ounce mini dessert cups (eight dessert cups if you don't fill them as full).
Place remaining whipped cream in another piping bag filled with a closed star tip and top each dessert.
Garnish with a mint leaf and/or a drizzle of the remaining blackberry puree.
Note: the blackberries can be substituted with other seasonal berries.