Cantaloupe And Strawberry Streusel Recipes

STRAWBERRY CANTALOUPE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine the strawberries and cantaloupe into a medium mixing bowl.
• Mix the lime zest, lime juice, sugar, and mint in a small bowl till thoroughly combined.
• Top the fruit with the lime mixture and stir to combine.
• Serve immediately or allow to chill in the refrigerator for one hour before serving, to allow the flavor to develop.

CANTALOUPE AND STRAWBERRY STREUSEL

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack 8 to 10" below the broiler element. Preheat the broiler. Spread fruit in bottom of a two-quart gratin pan and sprinkle with orange juice.
• Spread yogurt evenly over fruit in a thin layer.
• In a food processor fitted with metal blade, add crumbs, sugar and flour.
• Pulse two to three times.
• Add butter and pulse until the consistency of coarse meal.
• Add nuts and pulse once.
• Sprinkle over yogurt.
• Place under broiler for about 2 to 3 minutes or until browned.
• Watch carefully because topping burns easily.
• Serve immediately with ice cream or frozen yogurt.

CANTALOUPE MUFFINS WITH PRALINE TOPPING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 10 jumbo muffin cups or line with paper muffin liners.
• Mix pecans, brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, and softened butter together in a bowl until mixture is crumbly.
• Beat 1 cup white sugar and oil together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat pureed cantaloupe and vanilla extract into sugar mixture.
• Whisk 1 1/2 cup flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe puree mixture; gently fold in cantaloupe chunks and lemon zest. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle pecan mixture over the top of each muffin. Continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 10 more minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

STRAWBERRY STREUSEL MUFFINS

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar together in a bowl.
• Add egg, mix well.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture, together with milk.
• Stir in vanilla, followed by strawberries.
• Fill 12 paper-lined muffin cups with batter.
• In a small bowl, mix together sugar, flour and cinnamon, then cut in butter until mixture is crumbly.
• Sprinkle over muffins.
• Bake at 375 F for 25-30 minutes or until browned.

STRAWBERRY CANTALOUPE PIE

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and milk and spread over the bottom of the pre-baked pie shell.
• Crush strawberries slightly and combine with water; simmer for 5 minutes then press throgh a sieve.
• Discard the seeds.
• Blend sugar, cornstarch, and salt, then stir into strawberry mixture.
• Cook over a medium heat, stirring constantly until the mixture comes to boil.
• Continue stirring over low heat for 2 minutes.
• The mix will be thick and translucent.
• Remove from heat and stir in butter and lemon peel.
• Add a few drops red food coloring, mix inches.
• Cool until lukewarm.
• Place cantaloupe balls in pie shell on top of cream cheese mix.
• Spoon strawberry glaze over them.
• Let glaze set before serving.