Vanilla Cinnamon Fruit Salad Recipes

EASY WINTER FRESH FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Place the fruit in a serving bowl. (If using pears, because they sometimes darken faster than apples, I like to toss them with a light squeeze of lemon juice before adding to the salad.)
• Whisk together the dressing ingredients and pour over the fruit and toss to combine.
• The fruit salad can be made a couple hours ahead of time - keep in mind that depending on what type of fruit is used, the colors may seep into each other as the salad sits.

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.

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.

HONEY-VANILLA FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Trim off all the peel and white pith from the oranges. Halve lengthwise and then slice crosswise into half-moons (remove any seeds). Transfer to a large bowl and add the strawberries and grapes.
• Combine the honey and vanilla bean in a small saucepan and warm, stirring, over low heat until the honey is warm and pourable and speckled with vanilla beans, about 3 minutes. Remove the vanilla bean and scrape out any remaining seeds and stir them back into the honey; discard the bean pod. Pour over the fruit and toss well. Set aside to cool. Serve at room temperature or refrigerate until cold.

VANILLA CINNAMON FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all fruit in large bowl.
• In small bowl, combine pudding mix and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle over fruit and stir lightly.
• Sprinkle juice over fruit 1 T at a time, stirring lightly until slightly pasty.
• (Fruit will add wetness over time.).

CINNAMON VANILLA SAUCE FOR FRESH FRUIT

Steps:

• Combine sugar, cornstarch, and cinnamon sticks in a medium saucepan.
• Gradually stir in evaporated milk.
• Cookover medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes just to a boil and slightly thickens.
• Remove from heat and remove cinnamon sticks; stir in vanilla.
• Refrigerate for 2 hours until well chilled.
• Arrange fruit in serving dishes.
• Top with sauce and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.
• Refrigerate leftover sauce up to 4 days.