Summer Cinnamon Fruit Salad Recipes

SUMMER FRUIT SALAD WITH CINNAMON-HONEY SYRUP

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine fruits.
• In a small saucepan on low heat, blend together honey and cinnamon. Remove from heat. Drizzle over fruit in the bowl and gently turn the fruit over in the bowl to ensure that all the fruit is coated with the syrup. If fruit is still hot or very warm, allow it to continue to cool. Toss with lemon zest. Garnish, if you wish, and serve.

PERFECT SUMMER FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Bring orange juice, lemon juice, brown sugar, orange zest, and lemon zest to a boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in vanilla extract. Set aside to cool.
• Layer the fruit in a large, clear glass bowl in this order: pineapple, strawberries, kiwi fruit, bananas, oranges, grapes, and blueberries. Pour the cooled sauce over the fruit. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

CINNAMON-BASIL FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the sugar and water to a boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in the basil, spearmint and cinnamon stick. Cover and refrigerate overnight., Discard the herbs and cinnamon stick from syrup. In a serving bowl, combine the fruit. Drizzle with syrup; gently toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Serve with a slotted spoon.

SAMBER CINNAMON FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Cut fruits into bite-size pieces over a large serving bowl.
• Sprinkle nuts over the top.
• In a separate (small) bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over fruits & nuts; mix well.
• This creates its own syrup if you let it rest for about 15 minutes.
• NOTE: Substitute "in-season" fruits (berries, melons) or go with "tropical" fruits (mango, kiwi) for a different flavor.
• VARIATION: Zap in the microwave for a bit to serve it warm--this is great to serve over panny cakes or waffles, too!

SWEET CINNAMON FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• whisk together cinnamon, honey and orange juice.
• toss fruit together, reserving blueberries and raspberries.
• toss sauce with fruit.
• add blueberries and raspberries last so you don't mush them up.
• let sit in fridge for at least a half an hour for flavors to develop.

ORANGE FRUIT SALAD WITH CINNAMON

Steps:

• Using a small, sharp knife, peel the oranges, removing all the bitter, white pith.
• Slice the oranges crosswise about 1/3 inch thick.
• Arrange them in a shallow serving dish and sprinkle with the sugar, cinnamon and orange flower water.
• Garnish with the chopped nuts and mint leaves.

CINNAMON FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Toss all ingredients together and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Servings: 8.
• Nutritional Information Per Serving: Calories 110; Total.

SUMMER FRUIT SALAD II

Steps:

• Gently toss the watermelon, peach, nectarine, plum, blueberries, and grapes together in a large bowl. Sprinkle the coconut and cinnamon over the fruit mixture and lightly stir to mix. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator at least 1 hour before serving. Top with whipped topping as desired.