Recipe

Rhubarb and Strawberry Fool

Light, Lush, and Swirled with Summer – A Creamy Classic Full of Fruity Rhubarb

This rhubarb and strawberry fool is the definition of simple, summery satisfaction. With a silky vegan cream base marbled with the easiest homemade jam, it’s bursting with the bright, tangy flavour of fresh rhubarb and sweet strawberries. Light, chilled, and ready in no time, it’s the kind of dessert that feels effortlessly elegant – perfect for warm days, garden gatherings, or when you want something sweet without the fuss.

Ingredients

Rhubarb & Strawberry Jam:

  • 2 cups (350g) strawberries – fresh or frozen – stalks removed
  • 1 lemon – juice only
  • 1/4 cup (40g) coconut sugar
  • 25-30 drops Foodie Flavours Rhubarb

Cream Cheese Mix:

  • 1 cup (210g) vegan plain cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup (75g) icing sugar

Cream:

  • 1 cup (270ml) vegan double cream
  • 1/4 cup (75g) icing sugar

Some fresh strawberries for garnish

Instructions

Serves 4

  1. Make the jam first by putting the strawberries, lemon juice and sugar into a saucepan. Bubble over a medium heat, stirring from time to time for around 10 minutes
  2. Once the berries are soft and starting to go mushy, squash them a little with the spoon until no large lumps remain. Cook, stirring for another 5 minutes, turn off the heat and add the Rhubarb Natural Flavouring, stir well then set aside to cool for at least half an hour
  3. Once the jam is cooled, whisk the cream cheese with the icing sugar until no lumps remain
  4. Then whisk the vegan cream with more icing sugar until soft but definite peaks are formed
  5. Gently stir together the cream cheese and cream mixtures then very gently swirl in around 2/3 of the cooled jam
  6. Spoon or pipe half the mixture into 6 glasses then top with half the jam across all the glasses. Use something long like a skewer to swirl the extra jam into the cream in the glasses
  7. Top each glass with the remaining cream mixture then spoon on and swirl in the remaining jam
  8. Top with some halves of fresh strawberry
  9. Store in the fridge for 1-2 days