Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  12            ounces  basket fresh strawberries -- hulled coarsely
                        chopped
     3/4           cup  chilled whipping cream
     1/3           cup  plain yogurt -- do not use low-fat
                        or nonfat
  5        tablespoons  sugar
  3        tablespoons  fresh orange juice
  1           teaspoon  grated orange peel
  2          teaspoons  cointreau -- or other orange
                        liqueur (optional)
                        strawberries -- halved

Preparation:

Place chopped strawberries in medium bowl. Mash coarsely with fork. Place in colander and let drain 15 minutes. Beat cream in large bowl to stiff peaks. Gently fold in yogurt, sugar, orange juice and peel. Fold in Cointreau, if desired. Gently fold in strawberries. Divide among 4 wineglasses or coupes. (Can be made 4 hours ahead. Cover; chill.) Garnish fools with additional halved strawberries and serve. Notes: Fools are traditionally prepared with pureed fruit mixed with whipped cream, or egg custard, or a combination of the two. (The term fool probably comes from the French fouler, meaning "to crush.") They seem to be especially successful when made with sharply flavored garden produce like rhubarb, gooseberries, and black currants, which still have enough bite to be interesting when blended with cream. But strawberries, which are much easier to find, also work quite nicely. Strawberry fool is best when the fruit is mashed rather than pureed, resulting in a more appealing texture. Serve it with cookies.

Nutritional Information:

86 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (7% calories from fat); 1g Protein; 19g Carbohydrate; 3mg Cholesterol; 10mg Sodium