Pine Melon Crush Recipes

FROZEN MELON WITH CRUSHED RASPBERRIES AND LIME

Steps:

• Blend melon in a food processor or blender until completely smooth; you should have about 4 cups purée. Transfer to a 9-by-4-inch loaf pan (or a shallow baking dish, if you have space for it in your freezer).
• Add 1/2 cup lime juice and 2 tablespoons sugar and stir to blend; season with more lime juice and sugar, as needed. The mixture should be fairly tart and sweet. (The sweetness dulls once the mixture is frozen, so stay on the sweeter side now.) Place in freezer and let freeze until completely solid, anywhere from 2 to 4 hours, depending on your freezer.
• Once the mixture is frozen, use a spoon or fork to scrape the frozen melon into a fluffy pile of ice. If it becomes soft or melty when scraping, place it in the freezer until it's solid enough to scrape again.
• If serving immediately, lightly pack some of the ice into serving glasses or bowls. (If not, transfer the ice to a resealable container and freeze until ready to serve. The frozen melon can be prepared up to 2 weeks ahead; if scraped, it might need a little re-fluffing before serving.) Top each serving with raspberries and use a spoon or fork to crush them into the ice. Top with more ice, followed by a bit of lime zest, and then a little sumac and flaky salt, if using.

CRUSHED PINEAPPLE FRUITCAKE

Steps:

• Line an angel food pan with parchment paper and brush with melted butter.
• Cream butter or margarine, and then beat in sugar. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in extract. Mix in flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir in raisins, cherries, pineapple, and mixed peel. Cover bowl and let sit at room temperature, 8 hours to overnight.
• Bake at 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) for 2 1/2 hours with a pan of hot water placed on the lowest rack of your oven during baking. Brush warm cake with some melted butter.

PINE MELON CRUSH

Steps:

• Peel the fruits, cut to size and pass through the juicer.
• Pour the mixture into a shallow tray and freeze until semi solid.
• Break up with a fork.
• Refreeze until solid again, then break up with a fork again and place in serving glasses.
• Serve with a spoon.

MELON BALL

Steps:

• Place ice, pineapple juice, schnapps, and vodka in a cocktail shaker. Place cap on the shaker, shake, and strain into a cordial or pony glass.

PINE BERRY CRUSH

Steps:

• Add sugar and Water to a saucepan to make simple syrup.
• Puree Berries.
• Strain.
• Add orange juice and lime juice to berry puree mixture.
• Combine Pineapple Rum to the mixture.
• Pour simple syrup through the strainer, add to mixture.
• Stir.
• In a glass add ice and chopped cilantro. Stir.
• Pour Rum mixture.
• Finish with cilantro.
• Enjoy.

MELON WITH BRIE AND PROSCIUTTO

Steps:

• Cut melon into 4 long thin wedges; remove skin.
• Halve the wedges crosswise.
• Cut the cheese into 16 thin slices; halve prosciutto lengthwise.
• Wrap each piece of cheese with a piece of melon using a strip of prosciutto.
• Arrange on a serving platter.

STRAWBERRY LEMON CRUSH

Steps:

• In a 2 cup measuring cup, combine the sugar, lemon juice, and water and stir to dissolve the sugar.
• In the bender, combine the strawberries and sweetened water. Puree on high speed until smooth. Add the sparkling water and pulse to incorporate. Taste and add more sugar if desired, and pulse to incorporate.
• Place cracked ice in 2 tall Collins glasses.
• Pour the strawberry crush over the ice, garnish with mint sprigs, and serve.

MELON WITH PORT WINE

Steps:

• Cut cantaloupe in half and scoop out seeds.
• Pour ½ cup port into each melon half.
• Cover and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 2 hours. Decorate with mint leaves and serve ice cold.