Mixed Fruit With Vanilla Apple Syrup Recipes

FRUIT SALAD WITH APPLE VANILLA SYRUP

Steps:

• Place apple juice and lemon zest in a pot.
• Slice the vanilla bean in half, and scape out the seeds into the juice. Add bean pod to the pot as well.
• Bring to a boil over medium high heat.
• Reduce to medium low and simmer for 30 minutes, or until mixture is syrup-like and reduced to 1/3 cup.
• Remove lemon zest and vanilla bean, and cool to room temperature.
• Sometimes I strain the cooled syrup through a mesh strained if there are pieces of the bean pod still left behind.
• Toss mangoes, strawberries and blueberries with the syrup and serve.

CHILLED MIXED FRUIT

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a boil. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved. Cool completely., Cut a thin slice from the top and bottom of each grapefruit; stand grapefruit upright on a cutting board. Cut off peel and outer membrane, starting from the top. Holding fruit over a bowl to catch juices, remove grapefruit sections by cutting along the membrane. Repeat with oranges., Place lemon juice, sugar syrup, citrus sections and reserved juices in a large bowl; toss to combine. Refrigerate, covered, 8 hours or overnight. Stir in remaining fruit; refrigerate, covered, 1 hour longer.

POACHED APPLES WITH VANILLA CINNAMON SYRUP

Steps:

• In a roomy one gallon pot place peeled apples, vanilla, cinnamon and sugar. Cover with water then bring to a simmer over medium to low heat for twenty minutes. Once the apples are soft enough, pierce with a knife. Remove the apples with a slotted spoon to a holding plate. Reduce poaching liquid to a light syrup, then place the apples back in sauce pot and hold on warm until ready to serve.
• Use four small serving bowls with matching underliner plates then place one apple in the middle of each bowl. Pour warm syrup over each apple and then garnish cinnamon sticks and vanilla beans.

APPLE AND MIXED FRUIT CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Lightly grease a 10-inch round baking dish.
• Combine fruit mixture ingredients (apples through lemon juice & zest) and transfer to prepared baking dish.
• Combine dry topping ingredients (oats through nutmeg) then cut in butter (I use my fingers to combine) until crumbly. Sprinkle topping over fruit mixture.
• Bake until fruit bubbles and topping is browned, 35-45 minutes.
• Serve warm.