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Classic Rhubarb Fool with Farm-Fresh Cream

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6 to 8

Ingredients

1 pound red rhubarb (about 9 stalks), leaves discarded, stalks cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 4 cups)
1 cup sugar
3 cups heavy cream

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put rhubarb, sugar, and 2 tablespoons water into a medium saucepan. Cover, and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir once; cook, uncovered, until rhubarb has completely softened, about 8 minutes. Cool slightly.

    Step 2

    Transfer rhubarb mixture to a food processor, and purée until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl. Refrigerate rhubarb purée until cool, about 30 minutes.

    Step 3

    Beat cream with an electric mixer or by hand until soft peaks form. Gently fold rhubarb purée into the whipped cream in 2 batches, leaving some streaks remaining. Spoon into glasses.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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