Vegan Strawberry Fool Dessert

By srumbel

This vegan strawberry fool is a dairy-free spin on the more modern version, which involves folding cooked fruit into whipped cream. For recipes like this vegan strawberry fool, you want a coconut milk with very minimal ingredients that will separate and form a very thick cream when chilled. I use So Delicious Original Culinary Coconut Milk (don’t let the fancy title or unique packaging confuse you – this is straight up, high-quality coconut milk, like the cans, but better). It contains just 3 ingredients (water, organic coconut cream and organic guar gum), and when chilled, it’s almost ALL thick cream. In fact, I only need 1 little package to get the entire 1 cup of coconut cream called for in my dairy-free strawberry fool recipe.
from godairyfree.org

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups fresh sliced sweet strawberries, plus additional for garnish
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 tablespoon ground chia seed
• 1 cup coconut cream (see below)
• 1 1/4 teaspoons pure vanilla flavoring or extract
• Please note that the prep time does not include chilling. Plan ahead as you will want to chill full fat coconut milk in advance.

Preparation

Step 1

Place the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in your blender and puree until smooth.
Press the strawberry mixture through a fine mesh sieve into a pot to remove most of the seeds.
Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, reduce the heat to medium-low, and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and whisk in the ground chia seed. Let cool completely. Can be made ahead and refrigerated.
Place the coconut cream and vanilla in a mixing bowl (optionally chilled) and beat with a hand mixer on low until relatively smooth, about 1 minute. Fold in the cooled strawberry mixture.
Spoon into serving dishes and chill until ready to serve. Best if allowed to chill for an hour or more. Can be made ahead. Optionally garnish or layer with fresh chopped or sliced strawberries.

Notes
Coconut Cream: Chill full-fat coconut milk for several hours or overnight; I use 1 package of So Delicious Original Culinary Coconut Milk (see post above). Scoop the very thick cream only and use in this strawberry fool recipe.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 190 Fat: 13g Carbohydrates: 18g Sugar: 14g Sodium: 19mg Protein: 2g

Serves: 4 servings