Cool Calypso Dip Fruit Platter Recipes

COOL CALYPSO DIP FRUIT PLATTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine marshmallow creme and sour cream and whisk until smooth.
• Zest lime with a lemon zester.
• Juice lime to yield 1 tablespoons juice.
• Whisk lime zest, lime juice and cinnamon into marhsmallow creme mixture.
• To be creative: Cut melon in half and remove seeds.
• To use one half the melon for the container for your dip, scoop out melon to about 1/2" from rind.
• Fill with dip.
• Cut up remaining half for fruit platter.
• Serve with assorted fruit.

FRESH FRUIT PLATTER

Steps:

• I like to begin the platter with a base of ripe, colorful, sliced melons and pineapple--for example, cantaloupe, honeydew, Galia, or Cavaillon melons, plus the new "golden" pineapples. Peel the outside of a whole melon, cut it in half through the stem end, and scoop out the seeds. Place the melon halves cut side down on a board, and slice them straight across into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Fan each half-melon out slightly and arrange it on the platter. Next, cut off the top and bottom of the pineapple, peel the outside, and use a sharp knife to remove the "eyes." Cut the pineapple in half lengthwise and remove the core by cutting a "V" down the center of each half. Again, place the pineapple halves, cut side down, on a board and slice them straight across into 1/2-inch-thick slices. Fan the slices out and arrange them next to the melon on the platter.
• Once the base is set, you can add any kind of fruit that's available. I like to have one thing that is taller than the rest, such as a large bunch of grapes or a decoratively cut papaya, to give the platter height. Then I add raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and fresh figs in casual but organized groups. The platter can look like a bowl of M&M's if there are too many colors scattered with no order. Visually, your eye needs to have a focal point and to be able to see each type of fruit. After all the fruit is arranged, I add flat green leaves around the outside of the fruit, to set off the colors. Use lemon and galax leaves from your florist, or fig leaves and grape leaves from your garden. Make sure they are pesticide-free and well washed.
• Any kind of fruit will work well on this platter. For special occasions, add persimmons, kiwi, passion fruit, Queen Anne cherries, fresh apricots, and mangos. Choose whatever is colorful and seasonal.

TROPICAL FRUIT PLATTER WITH CREAMY HONEY YOGURT DIP

Steps:

• Arrange fruit on a serving platter and refrigerate while making dip.
• Dip: In a blender or a food processor combine ingredients for dip: yogurt, cream cheese, honey cinnamon, lemon juice, and lemon rind.
• Blend until smooth.
• Place dip in small serving bowl and arrange fruit around it on platter.

CALYPSO COOLER

Steps:

• Pour the rum, schnapps, and orange juice into a cocktail shaker over ice. Cover, and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Pour into a chilled glass, pour in the grenadine syrup, and garnish with the orange slice and maraschino cherries to serve.