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

  1. Make berry puree by blitzing berries with lemon zest in a personal blender or small food processor; strain seeds and discard.

  2. In a small mixing bowl, whip heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla using a handheld mixer until stiff peaks form.

  3. 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).

  4. 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).

  5. Place remaining whipped cream in another piping bag filled with a closed star tip and top each dessert.

  6. Garnish with a mint leaf and/or a drizzle of the remaining blackberry puree.

Note: the blackberries can be substituted with other seasonal berries.