Name: Strawberry Fool
Ingredients: 2 cups chopped, hulled fresh strawberries (about 8 oz.) plus 6 whole berries for garnish; 1 tablespoon sugar; 2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream; Seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste; 3/4 cup homemade Strawberry Conserve (click for recipe) (if using store-bought, use 1/2 cup, stirred to loosen); 3 crisp ladyfingers (savoiardi, Boudoirs,or Champagne biscuits), crushed

Ingredients

2 cups chopped, hulled fresh strawberries (about 8 oz.) plus 6 whole berries for garnish
1 tablespoon sugar
2 cups chilled heavy whipping cream
Seeds scraped from 1/2 vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
3/4 cup homemade Strawberry Conserve (click for recipe) (if using store-bought, use 1/2 cup, stirred to loosen)
3 crisp ladyfingers (savoiardi, Boudoirs,or Champagne biscuits), crushed

Steps

Place chopped strawberries in a small bowl. Sprinkle sugar over; let sit, tossing occasionally, until juices are released and sugar is dissolved, about 20 minutes.
Beat cream and vanilla seeds in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Add conserve; fold to blend. Add berries with juices; fold almost to blend. Divide among bowls. Sprinkle crushed ladyfingers over. Garnish with whole berries.