Blackberry Borage Fool
A delightful summer dessert combining fresh blackberries and borage-infused cream. The floral notes of borage flowers complement the sweet-tart blackberries, while hints of lime and ginger add complexity to this elegant fool.
Ingredients
- •1 cup heavy cream
- •⅓ cup borage flowers
- •4 cups fresh blackberries
- •1 tablespoon lime juice
- •1 teaspoon grated ginger
- •1 tablespoon confectioners sugar
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
1. Put heavy cream and borage flowers in a covered container and refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours. In a bowl, combine 2 cups of the blackberries with lime juice and ginger and let them infuse for the same amount of time as the cream.
120 min
- 2.
2. Mash the blackberry mixture by hand or in a food processor.
5 min
- 3.
3. Strain borage-infused cream through a fine-mesh strainer and discard the solids. Combine with confectioners' sugar in the bowl of a mixer, and whip on medium-high speed for 5 minutes, or until cream is soft and billowy, but firm. Reserve a small amount for garnish, if desired.
10 min
- 4.
4. Gently fold blackberry mash into borage cream. Divide the remaining 2 cups of blackberries between four tall cups or parfait glasses and top with the borage blackberry cream. Garnish with reserved borage cream, if desired, and borage flowers.
10 min
