Mango Fools with Chocolate-Anise Straws

• 1 1/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3 large very ripe mangoes, flesh coarsely chopped (4 cups)
• 1/4 cup sugar, or to taste depending on sweetness of mangoes
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• Accompaniment: Chocolate-anise straws

1. Sprinkle gelatin over juice in a small heatproof cup and let stand 1 minute to soften.
2. Puree mangoes with sugar in a blender until very smooth and force through a sieve into a large bowl.
3. Melt softened gelatin in cup in a pan of simmering water or in a microwave and stir into puree.
4. Beat cream with an electric mixer until it just holds stiff peaks and gently fold into puree.
5. Chill fool, covered, at least 8 hours.

unflavored gelatin, lime juice, very ripe mangoes, sugar, heavy cream, accompaniment

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/mango-fools-with-chocolate-anise-straws-103339 (may not work)