8/19/2008
Tri-Color Fruit Dessert
Fruits:
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1 1/2 cups strawberries
1 1/2 cups seedless green grapes
fresh mint sprigs or lime slices
Lime Fruit Sauce:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 T cornstarch
1/2 t grated lime peel
1/4 t powdered ginger
1 T lime juice
1 1/2 cups apricot nectar
1 1/4 cups pineapple juice
>how to make<
*Combine sugar, cornstarch, lime peel, and ginger in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan.
*Stir in lime juice,apricot nectar, and pineapple juice, blending thoroughly.
*Bring to a boil.
*Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
*Cool if made long before serving, store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
*Alternate layers of washed, hulled fruit in tall glasses.
*Spoon on sauce until it just covers fruit; garnish with fresh mint sprig if available.
*Otherwise use a slit lime slice over the edge of the parfait glass.
Serves 8 to 10
I found this recipe in "The Complete Fruit Cookbook"
Fruits:
1 1/2 cups blueberries
1 1/2 cups strawberries
1 1/2 cups seedless green grapes
fresh mint sprigs or lime slices
Lime Fruit Sauce:
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 T cornstarch
1/2 t grated lime peel
1/4 t powdered ginger
1 T lime juice
1 1/2 cups apricot nectar
1 1/4 cups pineapple juice
>how to make<
*Combine sugar, cornstarch, lime peel, and ginger in a 1 1/2 quart saucepan.
*Stir in lime juice,apricot nectar, and pineapple juice, blending thoroughly.
*Bring to a boil.
*Cook over low heat until thickened, stirring constantly.
*Cool if made long before serving, store in tightly covered container in refrigerator.
*Alternate layers of washed, hulled fruit in tall glasses.
*Spoon on sauce until it just covers fruit; garnish with fresh mint sprig if available.
*Otherwise use a slit lime slice over the edge of the parfait glass.
Serves 8 to 10
I found this recipe in "The Complete Fruit Cookbook"
Labels: blueberry, dessert, fruit, grapes, lime juice, strawberry