Plum & cardamom fool

Ingredients

6

Steps

4

Serves

4

Cook Time

180-185 Min

Ingredients

  • 1kg/2 1⁄4lb dessert plums, stoned and sliced
  • 100g/4oz caster sugar
  • 4 greed cardamom pods, split and seeds removed and crushed
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 150ml/5fl oz fresh custard
  • 200ml/7fl oz Greek-style yogurt
  • Set aside 8 slices of plum for decoration. Put the remaining plums, sugar, cardamom seeds and lemon juice in a pan. Cover and bring to the boil, then simmer for 20–25 minutes until the plums are soft. Pour into a cold bowl, and leave for 30 minutes.
  • Lift the plums out of the bowl with a slotted spoon, reserving the juices. Purée in a blender or food processor, and pour into a bowl.
  • Boil the reserved juices for 3–4 minutes until reduced to 3 tablespoons, then stir into the plum purée with the custard and yogurt until smooth. Spoon into four tumblers and chill for 2 hours.
  • Decorate with the reserved plum slices and serve.
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