Fool
Fool recipes have been around since the Middle Ages. The earliest known recipe for a fool was recorded in the cookbook Forme of Cury, which was written in 1390. This recipe calls for boiled eggs, cream, and sugar.
Fools were originally made with cream and eggs, but over time, the recipes have evolved to include different ingredients. For example, some recipes call for fruit, while others add spices or even chocolate.
The word "fool" comes from the Old French word "fouler," which means "to crush." This likely refers to the fact that the original recipes called for the ingredients to be crushed together.
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Recipes
Blackberry Fool
- shortbread cooky
- heavy cream
- blackberry
- confectioners sugar
- sugar
- vanilla extract
Raspberry Fool with Toasted Angel Food Cake
- heavy cream
- lime zest
- crème fraîche
- sugar
- raspberry
- angel cake
Blackberry-White Chocolate Fool with Toasted Hazelnuts
- mint
- heavy cream
- cassi
- hazelnut
- sugar
- white chocolate
- blackberry
Strawberry-Raspberry Fools
- MACERATED BERRIES
- salt
- strawberry
- sugar
- WHIPPED CREAM
- salt
- heavy cream
- sugar
- vanilla extract
Raspberry Fools with Honey Butter Croissants.
- heavy cream
- vanilla
- blood orange
- honey
- mango
- mascarpone cheese
- raspberry
- honey
- butter
- croissant
Blackberry-White Chocolate Fool
- mint
- heavy cream
- cassi
- sugar
- blackberry
- white chocolate
Raspberry Fool (Raspberries and Cream)
- vanilla extract
- confectioners sugar
- driscoll' raspberry
- whipping cream
- sugar
Blueberry Fools
- wafer cooky
- lemon juice
- heavy cream
- lemon zest
- vanilla extract
- sugar
- salt
- blueberry
Blueberry-Blackberry Fools
- MACERATED BERRIES
- salt
- blackberry
- sugar
- WHIPPED CREAM
- salt
- heavy cream
- sugar
- vanilla extract
Blackberry Fool
- sugar
- powdered sugar
- heavy cream
- blackberry
- blackberry liqueur
- ladyfinger
- mint
Brandied Peach Fool
- brandy
- sugar
- peach
- whipped cream
- peach
Raspberry Fool
- cream cheese
- heavy cream
- almond flavor
- raspberry
- sugar
- lime juice
Blood Orange Fool
- blood orange juice
- sugar
- heavy cream
- almond
- water
- blood orange
Rose and Raspberry Fool
- rose water
- heavy cream
- raspberry
- sugar
- mint
Strawberry, Rhubarb and Rose Fool
- sugar
- strawberry
- unsprayed rose petal
- lemon juice
- rose syrup
- water
- rhubarb
- heavy cream
Lemon Verbena Strawberry Fool
- crème fraîche
- sugar
- lemon verbena
- heavy cream
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
Mango Fool
- heavy cream
- vanilla extract
- lime zest
- nutmeg
- sugar
- mango
Gooseberry Fool
- water
- sugar
- heavy cream
- topped
Ingredient Breakdown
Insights
Correlated with Higher Ratings
- heavy cream
Staple Ingredients
- sugar 41%
Common Ingredients
- heavy cream 37%
Usual Ingredients
- blackberry 19%
- vanilla extract 19%