Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup

Recipesfull introduces to you: Fruit Salad Recipes. (Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup). This is a sweet fruit salad intended to be served as a low-fat dessert. The syrup is essential; without it, you just have an ordinary fruit salad, for which you probably don't need a recipe! You can vary the fruits to use what you have on hand. This is especially good with strawberries and melon. Bananas might be too overpowering, though.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 12

Yield: 12 servings

Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup

Ingredients

1 cup white sugar

½ cup water

3 1-inch strips of lemon zest

1 cinnamon stick

2 tablespoons lemon juice

4 mango

pitted

peeled

and cut into chunks

4 white peaches

pitted and cut into bite-sized pieces

2 Granny Smith apples - peeled

cored

and sliced

4 (6 ounce) containers fresh raspberries

¼ cup finely chopped fresh mint

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Fresh Fruit in Balsamic Pepper Syrup

Salad

Directions

Step 1

Place the sugar water lemon zest cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Strain the syrup through a mesh strainer; refrigerate until cold.

Step 2

Place the mango peaches apple raspberries mint and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into a mixing bowl. Pour the chilled syrup overtop and gently stir to combine.

Nutritional Information

Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup

Servings Per Recipe:12

Calories: 149.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.2g 2%

Carbohydrates: 38.4g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 5.8g 23%

Sugars: 31.9g

Fat: 0.5g 1%

Saturated Fat: 0.1g

Vitamin A Iu: 573.4IU 12%

Niacin Equivalents: 1.2mg 9%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 7%

Vitamin C: 34.7mg 58%

Folate: 24.4mcg 6%

Calcium: 24.8mg 3%

Iron: 0.6mg 3%

Magnesium: 19.2mg 7%

Potassium: 260.8mg 7%

Sodium: 1.6mg

Thiamin: 0.1mg 5%

Calories From Fat: 4.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.