Hot Or Cold Spiced Fruits Recipes

HOT SPICED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients; gradually whisk in cranberry juice., In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, combine remaining ingredients. Pour cranberry juice mixture over top., Bake, uncovered, 30-35 minutes or until pears and apples are tender, stirring once. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Serve warm or cold.

SPICED HOT FRUIT

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving juice. In an ungreased shallow 3-1/2-qt. baking dish, combine the pineapple, apricots, peaches and pears; set aside. In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, ginger and reserved pineapple juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer for 5 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks. Pour over fruit. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through. Serve warm.

HOT SPICED FRUIT

Steps:

• Combine the pineapple juice, marmalade and spices in a saucepan.
• Boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Reduce the heat and add the margarine and fruit.
• Simmer for 20 minutes.
• Remove the cinnamon stick before serving.

HOT OR COLD SPICED FRUITS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients with syrups.
• Cover and refrigerate.
• Remove cinnamon sticks before serving.
• If desired warm fruits just before serving.

CHEESE THREE WAYS: HOT, COLD AND CRISPY WITH MIXED FRUIT

Steps:

• To make the gelato: In a large pot, heat the milk and cream over medium heat to 104 degrees F. Add the sugar, the dextrose and stabilizer, if using, and pepper and heat to 130 degrees F. Add the taleggio and heat to 185 degrees F. Refrigerate until chilled and freeze in an ice cream machine. Transfer the gelato to a container and freeze for 2 hours to set, or else prepare and freeze a day ahead.
• To make the frico basket: Have ready a pair of tongs and a couple of small ramekins for molding the baskets. Set a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Evenly sprinkle enough Parmesan in the pan to form a 4-inch diameter circle. When the cheese begins to color slightly, peel it off with tongs, drape it over an upside-down ramekin, and press down the sides before the cheese hardens to form a basket. Repeat 8 times.
• To make the hot gorgonzola: Put the cheese in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in a microwave oven on high heat, for 1-minute intervals, until the cheese is runny.
• To serve: Arrange some of the dried fruit around the sides of a small bowl. Put 1 scoop of gelato in the middle, drizzle some extra-virgin olive oil on top, and grind on some black pepper. Top with a frico basket and fill it with hot gorgonzola.

MOM'S CURRIED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C).
• Drain the fruit and arrange it in an oven-proof casserole dish. Dot the fruit with butter or margarine. Mix the sugars and the curry powder together, sprinkle over the top of the fruit.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until slightly brown, about 15 to 20 minutes.