Tom Aiken's Blackberry fool

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   Place the vanilla bean into a pan with the lemon peel, lemon juice, blackberries, 130g sugar (ie.

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   Keeping 25g aside) and place on a tight fitting lid.

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   On a low heat, simmer for 7-8 minutes until the blackberries start to break down, then remove from the heat and leave to cool, with the lid on.

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   Whisk the cream with 2-3 drops of vanilla essence, 25g caster sugar.

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   Whisk until semi whipped.

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   Put compote into a large mixing bowl.

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   Carefully fold in the cream in 3 lots, with a spatula.

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   You may want to taste the mixture before adding all the cream, depending on how strong you want the blackberry taste.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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