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Fruit Cups | Festive Recipe

November 16, 2022

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Turn fruits into a sweet and special dessert.

These fruit cups are specially made by adding a little extra ingredient.

This little addition is an ingredient that has been around for years, and is often used in drinks and cocktails.

What is?

The color of the festive fruit cups might give you an idea…

Festive fruit glasses with grenadine

The magic ingredient here is grenadine.

It’s the red syrup that turns lemonade into the drink of every child’s dreams – the “fire engine”.

It adds the warmth of the sun to “Tequila Sunrise”.

And in the old days, it always added a bit of festive cheer.

Here, I used these old recipes as inspiration for a simple dessert: festive fruit cups.

Start by making the grenadine syrup.

You will need to combine 1/4 cup of sugar with 1/4 cup of water and heat until dissolved.

Do not bring to a boil!

Now add two tablespoons of grenadine and set aside to cool.

Besides the grenadine, the other star ingredient is of course the fruit.

You can use any fruit mix you like, but here I used:

You’ll need about enough fruit to squeeze onto a large dinner plate, so you’ll end up with 6 cups of diced fruit.

Chop the fruits into small cubes, remove the seeds, and mix to combine and mix the fruits.

If you are using a banana, apple or other fruit that tends to brown, squeeze a little lemon juice on the fruit before adding it to the mixture.

you are almost there

Now just pour the syrup over the diced fruit.

Ideally, place the fruit salad in the fridge to allow the fruity flavors to develop for a few hours.

To serve, spoon fruit into 6-8 cups, making sure to scoop some of the syrup into each cup.

You can decorate with mint leaves and pieces of strawberries or raspberries for a festive touch.

Your fruit cups should last a day or two in the fridge.

You might want to try:

6 cups Fruit cut into cubes (watermelon, strawberries, grapes, mango, pear, raspberry, banana and apple – or any fruit you have)
1/4 Goblet Sugar
1/4 Goblet water
2 spoons Grandin
Mint sprigs and added strawberry or raspberry (for decoration)
Squeezing lemon juice if using bananas and apples (to stop the fruits from browning)

Start by making the syrup. Mix sugar and water in a saucepan and stir over low heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture starts to boil.
Remove the sugar mixture from the heat and add the grenadine. set aside.
Cut the fruit into cubes and place in a bowl. If using bananas or apples, squeeze a little lemon juice on the fruit pieces before adding to the other fruits to prevent browning.
Pour syrup over cut fruit and ideally, sit in the fridge to allow the flavors to develop for a few hours.
Spoon fruit into glasses, making sure to scoop some of the syrup into each glass.
Garnish with mint leaves and pieces of strawberries or raspberries for a festive touch.

To get 6 cups of diced fruit, you’ll need about enough fruit to cover a dinner plate.
Prepare several hours ahead for maximum flavor and freshness.