Best Orange Fools Recipes

Strawberry and Orange Fools image

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 12-ounce basket fresh strawberries, hulled, coarsely chopped
3/4 cup chilled whipping cream
1/3 cup plain yogurt (do not use low-fat or nonfat)
5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 teaspoons grated orange peel
2 teaspoons Cointreau or other orange liqueur (optional)
Additional strawberries halved

Steps:

Place chopped strawberries in medium bowl. Mash coarsely with fork. Place in colander and let drain 15 minutes.
Beat cream in large bowl to stiff peaks. Gently fold in yogurt, sugar, orange juice and peel. Fold in Cointreau, if desired. Gently fold in strawberries. Divide among 4 wineglasses or coupes. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.)
Garnish fools with additional halved strawberries and serve.

Orange Fools image

Yield Makes 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 navel orange
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup well-chilled heavy cream

Steps:

With a vegetable peeler remove 2 strips zest from orange (each about 3 by 1/2 inch) and mince.
Squeeze enough juice from orange to measure 1/2 cup and in a small heavy saucepan simmer orange juice until reduced to 1/4 cup.
Remove pan from heat and add sugar and butter to orange juice, whisking until butter is melted. Whisk in egg until combined well and cook mixture over moderately low heat, whisking, until thick enough to hold marks of whisk and first bubble appears on surface, 3 to 5 minutes.
Remove pan from heat and add zest to orange curd, whisking. Pour orange curd into a bowl set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and stir until cold.
In another bowl beat cream until it just holds stiff peaks and fold into orange curd gently but thoroughly.
Spoon orange fool into 2 chilled goblets.