Chilled Mixed Fruit

Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

Makes

10 servings

Updated: Jun. 27, 2023
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
Chilled Mixed Fruit Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 2 medium grapefruit
  • 2 medium navel oranges
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 cups halved fresh strawberries
  • 1 medium apple, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 medium pear, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 medium banana, sliced
  • 1 cup halved green grapes

Directions

  1. In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely.
  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.
  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.