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Kiwi Cranberry Fool

No recipe image available.An attractive dessert for special occasions, the green kiwifruit and red cranberries make it ideal for the winter holiday entertaining.

Recipe Ingredients:

Sour Cream Sauce:
3/4 cup low fat sour cream
3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Cranberry Sauce:
1/3 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon orange zest
2 tablespoons powdered sugar

Kiwifruit Purée:
1 1/2 California kiwifruit, peeled and mashed with a fork
1 tablespoon powdered sugar

2 fresh mint sprigs for garnish
2 clear 8-ounce wine glasses

Cooking Directions:

  1. For Sour Cream Sauce: In a small bowl, blend the sour cream with the 3 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Reserve.
  2. For Cranberry Sauce: Place the cranberries in a small saucepan with the orange juice and 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Gently cook over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes or until the cranberries swell and the liquid thickens and reduces. Stir in the orange zest. Reserve, allowing to cool completely.
  3. For Kiwifruit Purée: Mix the kiwi purée with the tablespoon of powdered sugar. Reserve.
  4. Divide the sour cream sauce equally into three small bowls.
  5. Remove 2 tablespoons of each of the cranberry sauce and kiwi purée and reserve.
  6. Place the remaining cranberry sauce in one bowl of sour cream sauce and blend.
  7. Place the remaining kiwi purée in another bowl of sour cream sauce and blend well.
  8. To Assemble: Divide the cranberry-sour cream mixture between the two wine glasses. Cover each with 2 tablespoons of the reserved kiwi purée.
  9. Place half the plain sour cream sauce on top of the layer of kiwi purée in each glass. Cover these layers with 2 tablespoons of the cranberry sauce and then the kiwi-sour cream mixture. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Garnish each with a mint sprig.

Makes 2 servings.

Nutritional Information Per Serving (1/2 of recipe): Total calories: 310 Calories from fat: 60 Percent calories from fat: 18% Total fat: 6 grams Saturated fat: 4.5 grams Cholesterol: 30 Mg. Sodium: 95 Mg. Carbohydrates: 62 grams Sugar: 50 grams Protein: 4 grams Dietary fiber: 7 grams.

Recipe provided courtesy of California Kiwifruit Commission.