Melons Desserts Recipes

"Easy way to use watermelon. Provided is two sets of directions, one for using an ice cream maker and the second is using the freezer and food processer. Prep time is the (4 hour) time watermelon needs to be in refrig or freezer before processing. Cook time is processing time. Adapted from Bon Appetit (May, 1983)."

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Ingredients: watermelon, sugar...

"Prepare Banana Dressing about 2 hours in advance and refrigerate. A very pretty presentation that can be served as a side salad, light lunch, or snack. Feel free to sub fruits if one listed is not available or not to your liking."

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Ingredients: honeydew melon, cantaloupes...

"Buying a watermelon so often leads to leftover melon. Here’s a delicious way to make use of this largesse. Buy 5-oz (150 g) paper “bath cups”—they make great moulds for ice pops, as the paper just peels away. Gelatin helps keep drips at bay and also adds to smoothness. From LCBO Food & Drink Magazine. Time to prepare does..."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, gelatin...

"Quick and easy individual shortcakes with fresh fruit and cassis! I've used pre-made shortcakes and filled them with fresh strawberries, pineapple, banana, grapes, kiwi, cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelon all topped with a crown of freshly whipped cream and a generous splash of cassis. Feel free to make your own shortcakes if you like, and fill them..."

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Ingredients: fresh fruit, shortcakes...

"Cool refreshing nelons--nice light dessert."

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Ingredients: cantaloupe, honeydews...

"Very refreshing drink, very easy to make. It works just as well with Cantaloupe or Honey Dew melons. I've made this recipe with many different types of melon with great results. The grocery store I use has a yearly melon sale in the summer. You can try and buy several types of melons that you normally couldn't get in this area of Wisconsin. The Santa..."

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Ingredients: cantaloupes, cold water, sugar...

"A contest winning, healthy and easy recipe from Taste of Home. And it is SO good. No ice cream maker necessary! Recipe posted by Jill Swavely, Green Lane, Pennsylvania. NOTE: I made this the other day and used 1/4 cup Splenda and 1/4 cup sugar PLUS I misread the directions and just threw all of the ingredients in to the blender and I have to say..."

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Ingredients: fresh mint, fresh strawberries...

"Source: Anne Lindsay's New Light Cooking This dessert is best made when fresh local berries are available. It looks especially pretty if you garnish each serving with a strawberry fan. To make the fans simply slice strawberry from tip almost but not completely through, then fan out slices."

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Ingredients: cantaloupe, kirsch...