Cassis-Splashed Melon With French Vanilla Ice Cream & Blackb

LifeIsGood's Note:

This is a super easy summer dessert that could easily be served to guests. The adult version includes cassis, a French liqueur. You could easily adjust this for kids by omitting the cassis. This idea came from Rachael Ray. Enjoy!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 ripe cantaloupe, quartered and seeded
• 1/2 cup cassis liqueur (or syrup)
• 1 pint French vanilla ice cream, slightly softened
• 1/2 pint blackberry (or more, to taste)

Directions:

1. Cut off a sliver of each melon wedge bottom, so that they will sit nicely on a plate.
2. Pour 2 tablespoons of cassis liqueur or syrup across each melon wedge.
3. Scoop 1 ball of ice cream onto each wedge of melon.
4. Garnish each with blackberries and serve.
5. Simple as that!

Reviews

[Darkhunter]

I love melons of all kinds, and this is a lovely way to serve it. Had to borrow the Cassis, as we don't have much liquor in the house. All I had to do was tell my neighbor that of course he would get some. Simple but very lovely to look at. Thnx for posting, LifeIsGood. Made for ZWT5 for RRR.

[CarolAT]

So easy and so good. This was a perfect light dessert for our warm summer evening last night. DH is not much of an ice cream person, but he really liked the way the ice cream toned the tartness of the fruit. I did use your suggestion about omitting the liqueur for our dessert. Thanks for posting this recipe. Made for ZWT5.