Find Recipes Instantly! (Type the Recipe name or any Ingredient) Peachy Raspberry For a light summer dessert, top fresh peach halves with scoops of fruit sorbet. Serve on colorful plates with fresh raspberries. Cream-Filled Strawberries 18 jumbo strawberries 1 cup whipping cream 1 pkg instant vanilla pudding 1 cup milk 1 tsp almond extract Cut stem off berries. With knife, cut a deep "X" in top of each fruit. With fingertips, gently spread each berry apart to make petals; set aside. In bowl, with mixer at med. speed, beat cream til stiff peaks form. In lg. bowl, with whisk, prepare pudding as label directs but use only 1 cup milk. With whisk, gold cream and elmond into prepared pudding. Spoon pudding into decorating bag with large writing tube. Pipe cream mix into strawberries. Cover & fridge if not serving right away. Fruit Leather Grind any fruit in the blender - berries work best. Don't add water unless the blender cannot function without it. Spread thinly on a plastic-wrap-lined cookie sheet. Place in oven at 250 degrees overnight. Peel and enjoy! Peach Fool 3 medium size ripe peaches 2 TBSP sugar 1 cup whipping cream 1/8 tsp. almond extract Mint leaves for garnish Peel, halve, and pit peaches. Reserve 1 peach half for garnish. Cut remaining peaches into chunks. In blender at med. speed, blend peach chunks & sugar til smooth. In small bowl, with mixer at med. speed, beat cream and almond til stiff peaks form. With rubber spatula, fold peach puree into cream mix. Pour into parfait cup. Garnish with peach slices and mint leaves. Warm Fruit Compote 4 oz. pitted prunes 4 oz. dried apricot halves 1/2 cup apple juice 2 tsp. light brown sugar 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon 1 large banana Whipped topping: In small bowl, with mixer at med. speed, beat 1/4 cup well chilled evaporated skimmed milk and 1 TBSP confectioners sugar til stiff peaks form. In 2 quart saucepan over high heat, heat prunes, apricots, apple juice, brown sugar, and ground cinnamon to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes, stir often. Meanwhile, cut banana into 1 inch chunks. Prepare Whipped Topping as directed above. Remove pan from heat. Gently stir banana into dried-fruit mixture. Spoon warm fruit and Whipped topping into 4 dessert plates. Raspberry Fool 1 (10 oz) pkg. frozen quick-thaw raspberries in light syrup, thawed 1 cup whipping cream 1/8 tsp. almond extract Over bowl, with back of spoon, press & scrape thawed raspberries with their syrup firmly against mesh sieve to separate seeds. In small bowl, with mixer at med. speed, beat cream & almond til stiff peaks form. With rubber spatula, fold berries into cream mix. Serve in parfait cup. Creamy Orange Dip and Fruit Ingredients: 1 package cream cheese 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon finely shredded orange peel 1/3 cup crushed pecans 1 tsp. vanilla Mix together all ingredients until smooth. Place in a nice bowl and surround on a tray or platter with strawberries, kiwis, grapes, apple slices, oranges, pear and peach slices. You may use all of these or some. If your kids are like mine and don't like nuts, you can leave those out if you wish. Jellified Oranges 5 Medium thick-skinned navel oranges 1-3 oz. pkg. orange Jell-O 1 cup boiling water 1 cup orange juice 2 Envelopes Knox gelatin dissolved in 1 cup cold water 1/2 cup sugar 1 Envelope orange Kool-Aid Cut oranges in half; juice (reserving juice) and scoop out pulp. Set orange shells in custard cups or muffin tins. Fill and chill. Cut in eighths. Kiwifruit Fool 3 large kiwi 2 TBSP sugar 1 cup whipping cream 1/8 tsp. vanilla extract Peel kiwi. Cut into chunks. In blender at med. speed, blend kiwi & sugar til smooth. In small bowl, with mixer at med. speed, beat cream and vanilla til stiff peaks form. With rubber spatula, fold kiwi into cream mix. Serve in parfait cup. Gingered Fruit 2 (17 oz) cans apricot halves in heavy syrup 1 (17 oz) jar figs in heavy syrup 3 lg. Red Delicious Apples 3 lg. pears 3/4 LB. seedless red grapes 3/4 LB. seedless green grapes 1/3 cup finely chopped preserved ginger in syrup 2 TBSP lemon juice In lg. bowl, pour apricots & figs with their syrup. Cut unpeeled apples and pears into bite size chunks. Add apples & pears to fruit mix. Add grapes, ginger & lemon juice; toss to mix well. Cover & fridge at least 1 hour.