16 summer fruit cups Recipes

flour (i use 1 cup white and 1 cup whole-wheat), sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, eggs, buttermilk, oil, vanilla, summer fruit, chopped and drained (apricots, nectarines, peaches and plums are good, use a mixture if possible), chopped nuts, coconut, raisins, sugar, buttermilk, butter or 1/3 cup margarine, light corn syrup, baking soda, vanilla

plums, thinly sliced, nectarines, thinly sliced, raspberries or 1 cup blueberries or 1 cup blackberry (or a combination), fruit liqueur (cointreau, framboise or chambord), sugar

cut cantaloupe or 3 cups honeydew melon (i prefer to use half cantaloupe and half honeydew.), quartered strawberry, plain fat-free yogurt, orange juice, lemon juice, minced crystallized ginger, sugar, fat free sour cream, fresh mint leaves

loosely packed fresh mint, sugar, blackberries, left whole , or 1 1/2 lb sweet cherries, pitted and halved, firm-ripe medium peaches or nectarines, halved lengthwise, pitted, and cut into 1/3-inch-thick wedges, seedless green grapes (1 1/2 cups), halved

sharlyn melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium dice, honeydew melon, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium dice, cantaloupe, peeled, seeded, and cut into medium dice, prosciutto di parma , julienned, opal basil , micro leaves picked, black figs, trimmed and quartered, rocket, tuscan extra virgin olive oil, ricotta salata, shaved, for garnish, chile flakes, for garnish

water, sugar or 1/2 cup splenda substitute, fresh lemon verbena leaves or 1/2 cup lemon, rind of, loosely packed fresh mint leaves, sliced fresh apricots, sliced fresh nectarines, fresh boysenberries or 1 cup fresh blackberries or 1 cup fresh raspberry

sugar, cornstarch, salt, pineapple juice, orange juice, lemon juice, eggs, lightly beaten, cream cheese, softened, sliced fresh strawberries, pineapple tidbits, green seedless grapes or 1 1/2 cups red grapes, halved, diced peaches or 1 1/2 cups nectarines, fresh blueberries or 1 cup raspberries, sugar

cherry jell-o, strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert, boiling water, ice cube, orange juice, pt- 2 cups sliced strawberry, seedless grapes , halves, strawberry cool whip, thawed

egg yolks, superfine sugar, irish mist liqueur, dry white wine, fresh lemon juice, fresh raspberries or 3/4 cup frozen raspberries, fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced, fresh blackberries or 1 cup fresh blueberries or 1 cup frozen blackberries or 1 cup frozen blueberries, sugar, mint sprig (to garnish ) (optional)

vanilla bean whipped cream, coconut milk, chilled (not lite , preferably thai kitchen brand or 365 whole foods brand), powdered sugar, vanilla bean, split (seeds scraped), all-purpose flour, sugar, plus extra for sprinkling, baking powder, salt, canola oil or 1/4 cup vegan margarine, soymilk , almond milk or 1/2 cup rice milk, plus extra for brushing, fruit, sugar, all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, fresh strawberries or 2 cups frozen strawberries, fresh blueberries or 2 cups frozen blueberries

splenda-sweetened red fruit punch, chilled (hawaiian punch or hi-cup is great!), frozen lemonade concentrate, slightly thawed, white grape juice, lemon, sliced

sponge cake base (see note ), mascarpone cheese, icing sugar, kahlua, cream , softly whipped, blueberries, strawberries, quartered, raspberry puree or 1 cup fruit puree, gelatin

firm-ripe apricots or 3 lbs peaches, sugar or 1/2 cup splenda substitute, flour, lemon juice, ground cinnamon or 1/2 tsp mace, salt

all-purpose flour, polenta , fine grind, baking powder, salt, sweet unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), sugar, almond paste, vanilla extract, almond extract, eggs, separated, heavy cream, powdered sugar , for serving, preheat oven to 375 degrees f., butter and lightly flour the insides of a 10-inch round cake pan., sift together the flour , polenta, baking powder and salt. set aside., in a mixer , on medium speed, cream the butter until light and fluffy. add 1 cup of the sugar and beat until pale and fluffy add almond paste and beat again. blend in vanilla and almond extracts, then beat in the egg yolks, 1 at a time, being sure that each is mixed in before the next is added. alternately, beat in small amounts of the sifted dry ingredients and the cream to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients., in a clean mixer , beat egg whites until opaque, then add remaining 1/4 cup sugar and beat until whites form soft peaks. fold into batter gently but thoroughly. pour the batter into the cake pan. bake on the middle shelf of the oven for about 60 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean. (do not test or move the cakes before they have baked for at least 45 minutes since they are delicate and may fall.), allow the cake to cool and when cooled remove from the pan and dust the top with powdered sugar. cut into eighths or tenths., serve this cake with summer fruits-peaches, nectarines, apricots, berries-tossed with a little sugar, freshly squeezed lemon juice and a pinch of gray salt.