Taste of Home
Chilled Mixed Fruit
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling
YIELD: 10 servings.
Our Christmas meal always began with this refreshing, colorful cup that combines seven different fruits. You could even serve it as a light summer dessert with a scoop of lime sherbet.—Janet Wood, Windham, New Hampshire
Ingredients
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1/2 cup sugar
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1/2 cup water
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2 medium grapefruit
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2 medium navel oranges
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1/4 cup lemon juice
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2 cups halved fresh strawberries
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1 medium apple, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
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1 medium pear, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
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1 medium banana, sliced
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1 cup halved green grapes
Directions
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1.
In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely.
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2.
Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each grapefruit; stand grapefruit upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding fruit over a bowl to catch juices, remove grapefruit sections by cutting along the membrane. Repeat with oranges.
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3.
Place lemon juice, sugar syrup, citrus sections and reserved juices in a large bowl; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight. Stir in remaining fruit; refrigerate, covered, 1 hour longer.
Nutrition Facts
3/4 cup: 119 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1mg sodium, 31g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 3g fiber), 1g protein.
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