Blood Orange Fool

Ingredients

• Peel and juice of 1 blood orange
• 1 cup sugar
• Scant 1/4 cup water
• 1 pint heavy cream
• 2 blood oranges, halved, pulp removed
• 1/2 cup toasted almonds, chopped

Directions

In a small saucepan combine blood orange juice and peel, sugar and water. Bring to a boil and reduce to approximately 1 cup. Allow to cool, cover and refrigerate syrup overnight. Strain out peel and pulp of orange. Whip cream to stiff peaks with 1/4 cup syrup. Spoon into blood orange halves. Sprinkle tops with almonds.