Berry Fool

Name: Berry Fool
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Great Britain
Ingredients: 2 pounds, strawberries, hulled (about 6 cups), divided; 12 ounces (2¼ cups), raspberries, divided; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces), sugar, divided; 2 teaspoons, unflavored gelatin; 1 cup, heavy cream; 1/4 cup, sour cream; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 4 , Carr's Whole Wheat Crackers, crushed fine (about 1/4 cup); 6 sprigs, fresh mint (optional)

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2008, America's Test Kitchen TV

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

The secret to a fool that’s both creamy and intensely fruity is in how you thicken it. For our recipe, we developed the bold berry flavor with both strawberries and raspberries—although blueberries or blackberries are suitable substitutions...

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