Mango Fools with Chocolate-Anise Straws - Restaurant Association of Nova Scotia

Ingredients

• 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
• 1 teaspoon anise seeds
• 1 1/2 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), chopped
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 (17- by 12-inch) phyllo sheets
• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted