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super cool popsicles

Pour Capri Sun into popsicle mold, add sliced fruit, then freeze.

pretty layered fruit salad with orange-vanilla syrup

cut-up fresh fruit, such as pineapple, cantaloupe, seedless green grapes, strawberries, kiwi, watermelon, starfruit, and blueberries

syrup:

• 1 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Layer cut-up fresh fruit in a wide-mouth clear glass or plastic jar
2. Syrup: For every 4 cups of fruit, shake ingredients in covered jar until the sugar dissolves
3. Pour over fruit in jar, cover, refrigerate overnight

watermelon salad

ingredients

• 2envelopes unflavored gelatin
• 2cups watermelon juice*
• 1-1/2cups white grape juice
• 1tsp. shredded lemon peel
• 1-1/2cups assorted chopped fruit (such as peeled peaches, nectarines, pears, and/or green grapes)
• 1/3cup crumbled feta cheese
• Mint leavesdirections

  1.in a medium saucepan sprinkle gelatin over watermelon juice. Allow to stand 5 minutes. Cook and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in grape juice and lemon peel.

  2.With a ladle or cup transfer half of the watermelon juice mixture to a 2-quart square baking dish. Cover and refrigerate about 1-1/2 hours, or until thickened to the texture of egg whites (keep remaining watermelon juice mixture at room temperature). Add fruit. Carefully spoon remaining watermelon juice over set mixture. Cover and refrigerate 1-1/2 hours more or until all layers are set.

  3.Top with feta and mint leaves before serving. Makes 9 servings.

  *Puree seeded watermelon chunks in blender; strain to remove any excess pulp.

  I make this without the feta…

chocolate-covered clementines with chili salt

Three ingredients: Dark chocolate, clementines and salt (sea salt is preferred, and use chili salt for a really amazing bold flavor)

Start by melting the chocolate in a double-boiler, then dipping clementine fragments half way deep and resting them on a parchment lined sheet. Sprinkle each chocolate-smothered piece with chili salt. Chill in fridge for 20 minutes. Easy (: