Dessert of the Tropics
From jo_jo_ba 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 8
A compote-like dessert for a hot summer's day. For winter, when tropical fruit is at it's peak here, you can serve it warm. Just remove the lemon peel and serve!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice shopping list
- 1 piece lemon peel shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon rum or vanilla extract (optional) shopping list
- 1 pineapple, cored and peeled, cut into 8 slices shopping list
- 2 mangos, peeled and pitted, cut into 8 pieces shopping list
- 3 bananas peeled, cut into 8 diagonal pieces shopping list
How to make it
- In a saucepan combine 3/4 cup of water with the sugar, lemon juice, lemon peel and vanilla extract.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and add the fruit.
- Simmer 5 minutes.
- Remove the lemon rind and cool the cooked fruit for 2 hours.
- Arrange the fruit in eight individual serving dishes and pour a few teaspoons of syrup over the fruit.
The Rating
Reviewed by 2 people-
this sounds heaven! perfect for a hot day. thanks
yumyum
in Brooklyn loved it
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I just made this this weekend to serve to our dinner guests. At first, I was a little dissapointed because it didnt turn out the way I though it would (and it looks so different from the pics) but when I tasted it my dissapointment quickly dissapeare...more
yumyum
in Brooklyn loved it
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