Tangy Rhubarb Fool Recipe

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I came up with this recipe because I love mousse, and because it’s an easy way to enjoy rhubarb in a dessert that’s light and refreshing.—Alan Mortensen, Dwight, Illinois

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Tangy Rhubarb Fool Recipe

Prep: 30 min. + chilling

Yield: 5 Servings

15 15 30

Ingredients

4 cups (32 ounces) plain yogurt
3 cups chopped fresh or frozen rhubarb
3/4 cup sugar, divided
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon white balsamic vinegar
Dash salt
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/8 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Line a strainer with four layers of cheesecloth; place over a bowl. Add yogurt to strainer; cover yogurt with edges of cheesecloth. Refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight.
In a large saucepan, combine the rhubarb, 1/2 cup sugar, water, vinegar and salt; cook over medium heat for 12-15 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and rhubarb is tender. Transfer to a bowl; cover and refrigerate until chilled.
In a large bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add vanilla and remaining sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Transfer yogurt from cheesecloth to a bowl (discard liquid from first bowl). Gradually fold cream mixture into yogurt.
Fold into rhubarb mixture. Spoon into dessert dishes. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Yield: 5 servings.

Originally published as Tangy Rhubarb Fool in Taste of Home February/March 2008, p43