Adults Only Fragrant Fruit Dessert
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 1 large lime (See Step 1 of prep)
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 2⁄3 cup water
- 4 tablespoons coffee liqueur (Tia Maria or Kahlua suggested)
- 1 small pineapple
- 1 papaya
- 2 pomegranates
- 1 medium mango
- 2 passion fruit
directions
- Halve lime, de-juice fully using your method or gadget of choice & set juice aside. Cut half the lime rind in sml strips & set aside for syrup. Cut the 2nd half of lime rind in VERY THIN strips & set aside for garnish.
- Put the sugar & lime rind for the syrup in a sml saucepan with 2/3 cup water. Heat gently till sugar dissolves, then bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat & simmer for 5 minutes.
- Allow syrup to fully cool. Then strain into a lrg serving bowl. Discard lime rind from syrup & stir in the lime juice & liqueur.
- Using a sharp knife, cut the plume & stalk ends from the pineapple. Peel thickly, cut the flesh into bite-sized pieces (discarding the woody central core) & add to the bowl.
- Cut papaya in half & scoop out seeds. Cut away the skin, then cut into slices. Cut the pomegranates in half & scoop out seeds. Break into clusters & add both fruits to the bowl.
- Cut the mango lengthways along ea side of the stone. Peel skin from the flesh, cut in bite-sized pieces & add to the bowl. Gently stir fruits in the lime juice to mix all flavours & refrigerate till ready for use.
- To Serve: To maximize the flavour of the fruit, allow mixture to stand at room temp for 1 hr b4 serving. Just prior to serving, stir well. Then halve passion fruits & scoop out the flesh w/a teaspoon. Spoon over other fruits & serve garnished w/reserved VERY THIN strips of lime rind.
- NOTE: Can present in a single bowl & guests allowed to serve themselves or can be spooned into pre-baked tartlet shells & served on a platter w/assorted cheeses.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
twissis
Iceland
I am an American transplanted from Dallas to Iceland by marriage to a native Icelander & I retired to become his "Kitchen Queen". We love to entertain our family & friends, so I have an eclectic collection of recipes. I especially love simple, easy-fix, flexible & make-ahead recipes - BUT also like challenging myself on occasion. I enjoy baking & food photography. I am devoted to the "More is Always Better Principle" & apply it liberally to bacon, butter & garlic. I can have ingredient issues due to availability here in Iceland & my DH is medically diet-restricted from some ingredients as well. Either situation might require me to modify a recipe, but I will do my best to be true to your recipes & fair/honest in my reviews. Mary Pat (aka twissis)