Name: Popped Amaranth and Toasted Wheat Berry Fool
Yield: Serves 3 to 4
Ingredients: 1/4 cup (45 g) raw wheat berries; 1/4 cup (50 g) raw amaranth; 1 cup (240 ml) heavy cream; Sugar or vanilla sugar to taste (about 1 1/2 teaspoons); 1 cup (240 ml) plain yogurt; 1 1/2 cups (340 g) fresh berries, pitted cherries, or diced cantaloupe or honeydew melon

Popped Amaranth and Toasted Wheat Berry FoolRinne Allen

Here, tiny puffs of amaranth and crunchy, nutty toasted wheat berries are suspended in lightly sweetened, tangy whipped cream and yogurt, along with whatever fresh fruit you have on hand. Serve it as a special breakfast treat, or add a little more sugar and call it dessert.

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