Saturday, August 6, 2011

Berry Sauces

I want to try all of these recipes! They sound amazing!

Warm Berry & Thyme Compote
Ingredients:

4 cups fresh berries (raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, etc)
1 lemon
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup sugar, more or less to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves

Method:

Rinse berries, half or slice strawberries. Finely grate or zest 1-3 teaspoons lemon peel, squeeze 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Over medium heat, in a large frying pan, melt butter; add 3 cups berries, sugar, lemon peel and juice. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fruit softens and becomes juicy, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in remaining 1 cup fruit and chopped thyme leaves. Serve warm over vanilla ice cream, with yogurt, or as a topping to waffles and pancakes. Also delicious as a fruit dessert served with whipped cream. Makes approximately 3 cups

Vanilla Bean Caramel Glazed Fruit
Ingredients:

1 inch vanilla bean, scrapped (may substitute 1 teaspoon extract)
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
1/2 cup whipping cream or half and half
6 cups diced or sliced fresh fruit (peaches, strawberries, mango, kiwi, grapes, etc)
French toast

Method:

Slit vanilla bean and scrape fleshy portion into small saucepan, add bean. Add sugar, corn syrup and cream. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, bring to a boil; reduce heat to low and boil gently 3-4 minutes. Remove from heat, discard vanilla bean, cool (syrup will thicken as it cools; may thin syrup to desired consistency by stirring in milk, 1 tablespoon at a time).
Wash, peel and slice or cut into chunks fresh fruit of your choice. When glaze is cool, but not cold, drizzle glaze over fruit and gently toss to coat. Serve with French toast spread with cream cheese. Makes about 6 cups fruit

Simple Cinnamon Fruit
Ingredients:

1 fresh orange
1 cup white grape juice or apple juice
1 cinnamon stick (may substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon)
Dash nutmeg
Dash ground cloves, optional
1/4 cup sugar, more or less to taste
6 cups sliced or diced fruit of choice (nectarines, grapes, star fruit, apples, berries, kiwi)
Vanilla Yogurt

Method:

1 fresh orange 1 cup white grape juice or apple juice 1 cinnamon stick (may substitute 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon) Dash nutmeg Dash ground cloves, optional 1/4 cup sugar, more or less to taste 6 cups sliced or diced fruit of choice (nectarines, grapes, star fruit, apples, berries, kiwi) Vanilla Yogurt Finely grate orange peel and juice orange into small saucepan. Add grape juice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Peel, slice or dice fruit; place in serving bowl or individual bowls, drizzle syrup over top. Chill to blend flavors. Serve with a vanilla yogurt on top. Excellent served with vanilla ice cream, over or waffles. Makes about 6 cups

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