Dessert Fruit Cup Recipes

DESSERT FRUIT CUP

Steps:

• Spoon fruit cocktail into bowls. Top with bananas, pineapple and pie filling. Garnish with whipped topping, coconut and almonds.

RED, WHITE, AND BLUE FRUIT CUPS

Steps:

• Slice strawberries and combine in a bowl with blue and/or blackberries. Sprinkle berries with two teaspoons sugar. Whip cream until soft peaks form and sweeten with remaining sugar. Serve berries in small cups with generous spoonfuls of fresh whipped cream.

YOGURT AND FRUIT DESSERT CUP

Steps:

• Layer custard style fruit yogurt with granola or Grape nuts and chunks of cut fruit. The fruit costs more cut than fresh, but when your cooking for 1, whole pineapples and melons can be daunting. Here, it's worth the extra cost to treat your body to some fresh fruit.

CREAMY FRUIT CUPS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray.
• Line each cup with a wonton wrapper.
• Coat each wrapper with cooking spray.
• Place a second wrapper diagonally on top of each of the first ones, making sure that the points of the wrappers form sides to the cup.
• Coat the second wrapper with cooking spray.
• Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on a rack.
• Remove from the pan.
• In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup of the berries, the yogurt, and all- fruit spread.
• Gently toss to blend.
• Evenly divide the yogurt mixture among the cups.
• Top with the remaining 1/4 cup berries.

FRUIT PARFAITS

Steps:

• Alternate layers of fruit and yogurt in 2 goblets or parfait glasses, beginning and ending with fruit.
• Top with almonds.

TORTILLA DESSERT CUPS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375˚F (190˚C).
• In a small bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon. Butter each side of the tortillas, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar, and cut into even quarters, making 12 pieces. Place 2 pieces in 6 cups of a muffin tin and push down so that they create a cup shape. Bake for 13-15 minutes, or until crisp. Remove the cups from the oven and allow to cool in the tin.
• In a large bowl, beat together heavy cream, vanilla extract, and sugar with an electric hand mixer until stiff peaks form.
• Assemble the cups by placing a spoonful of whipped cream in each toasted cup. Top the whipped cream with fresh fruit of your choice.
• Enjoy!

CREAMY MINI FRUIT DESSERTS

Steps:

• You will need 6 cups or small ramekins.
• Heat the milk with the ¼ cup sugar and vanilla in a medium saucepan and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
• In mixer bowl beat the 2 egg yolks and egg until blended. Add 1/3 cup sugar, cornstarch and beat again until you have a soft and smooth mixture about 5 minutes.
• Add ¼ cup of the hot milk to the egg mixture and beating continuously so the eggs do not curdle. Then pour egg mixture into hot milk and continue cooking over low heat stirring constantly 15 to 20 minutes, so no lumps are formed and the mixture will be smooth and thick.
• When thickened add the butter and stir well.
• Grind graham crackers in a food processor and pour 2 tablespoons in each ramekin, press them slightly with a spoon.
• Divide egg mixture between the ramekins and let cool to room temperature, then add 2 tablespoons whipped topping, refrigerate for 20 minutes. When cold decorate with fruits.