8 Fresh and Fruity Summer Dessert Recipes
Fruitapalooza:
Now that summer's almost here, it's time to start taking advantage of all the fresh, delicious fruit to be had. And what better way to enjoy it than in a dessert? From ice pops to cheesecake, these colorful new recipes are tasty, healthy, and refreshing.
Melon Salad with Lime-Ginger Syrup:
Buy the best: Give cantaloupe and honeydew a whiff—ripe ones will taste sweet.
Ingredients: Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, mint, limes, sugar, ginger
Calories: 139
Roasted Cherries with Cocoa-Mocha Granita:
Red hot: Cherries are rich in anthocyanins, antioxidant pigments that help fight cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Ingredients: Cherries, lemon, cocoa, coffee, condensed milk, sugar, kirsch, vanilla extract, almond extract
Calories: 237
Mini Peach Tarts:
Take a shortcut: Prefer peaches sans skin? Strip it off with a serrated peeler.
Ingredients: Peaches, pecans, phyllo dough, butter, sugar, nutmeg
Calories: 265
Strawberry-Mango Ice Pops:
Mango prep: Place mango on a board, stem end down. Using a sharp chef's knife, slice down about 1/4 inch from center. Rotate mango; cut other side. Cut into spears or in a crisscross pattern in the peel; scoop out flesh with a spoon.
Ingredients: Strawberries, mango, sugar, mango nectar
Calories: 52
Lemon-Blueberry Eton Mess:
Ingredients: Blueberries, Greek yogurt, meringue cookies, lemon, sugar, triple sec, vanilla extract
Calories: 172
Honey-Vanilla Poached Apricots:
Have it your way: The stone fruits in these recipes are interchangeable. Have peaches but no apricots? Use them (peeled) instead. Or try tossing in nectarines.
Ingredients: Apricots, almonds, Greek yogurt, honey, vanilla bean, Amaretto
Calories: 319
Blackberry Cheesecake Cups:
Ingredients: Graham crackers, blackberries, raspberry preserves, cream cheese, all-purpose flour, eggs, lemon, Greek yogurt, sugar, vanilla extract
Calories: 226
Spiced Tortillas with Tropical Fruit Salad:
Pineapple shopping: Choose one that's plump, with a firm body and fresh, green leaves. If you aren't going to use it right away, store it whole in the fridge.
Ingredients: Corn tortillas, pineapple, strawberries, shredded coconut, lime juice, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg
Calories: 258
Here are the freshest seasonal fruits and vegetables, and mouthwatering ways to serve them.
Source: health.com
Now that summer's almost here, it's time to start taking advantage of all the fresh, delicious fruit to be had. And what better way to enjoy it than in a dessert? From ice pops to cheesecake, these colorful new recipes are tasty, healthy, and refreshing.
Melon Salad with Lime-Ginger Syrup:
Buy the best: Give cantaloupe and honeydew a whiff—ripe ones will taste sweet.
Ingredients: Watermelon, cantaloupe, honeydew, mint, limes, sugar, ginger
Calories: 139
Roasted Cherries with Cocoa-Mocha Granita:
Red hot: Cherries are rich in anthocyanins, antioxidant pigments that help fight cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Ingredients: Cherries, lemon, cocoa, coffee, condensed milk, sugar, kirsch, vanilla extract, almond extract
Calories: 237
Mini Peach Tarts:
Take a shortcut: Prefer peaches sans skin? Strip it off with a serrated peeler.
Ingredients: Peaches, pecans, phyllo dough, butter, sugar, nutmeg
Calories: 265
Strawberry-Mango Ice Pops:
Mango prep: Place mango on a board, stem end down. Using a sharp chef's knife, slice down about 1/4 inch from center. Rotate mango; cut other side. Cut into spears or in a crisscross pattern in the peel; scoop out flesh with a spoon.
Ingredients: Strawberries, mango, sugar, mango nectar
Calories: 52
Lemon-Blueberry Eton Mess:
Ingredients: Blueberries, Greek yogurt, meringue cookies, lemon, sugar, triple sec, vanilla extract
Calories: 172
Honey-Vanilla Poached Apricots:
Have it your way: The stone fruits in these recipes are interchangeable. Have peaches but no apricots? Use them (peeled) instead. Or try tossing in nectarines.
Ingredients: Apricots, almonds, Greek yogurt, honey, vanilla bean, Amaretto
Calories: 319
Blackberry Cheesecake Cups:
Ingredients: Graham crackers, blackberries, raspberry preserves, cream cheese, all-purpose flour, eggs, lemon, Greek yogurt, sugar, vanilla extract
Calories: 226
Spiced Tortillas with Tropical Fruit Salad:
Pineapple shopping: Choose one that's plump, with a firm body and fresh, green leaves. If you aren't going to use it right away, store it whole in the fridge.
Ingredients: Corn tortillas, pineapple, strawberries, shredded coconut, lime juice, sugar, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg
Calories: 258
Here are the freshest seasonal fruits and vegetables, and mouthwatering ways to serve them.
Source: health.com
8 Fresh and Fruity Summer Dessert Recipes
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6/28/2013 10:47:00 PM
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