Five Fruity Desserts

May 15, 2011

There is nothing like a beautiful fruit basket to signal the start of summer. What better way to take advantage of our bounty then by making a stunning fresh fruit dessert.  When fruit is in season, there is little else you need because they are delicious on their own.  These recipes highlight the fruit's natural flavor by bringing out their natural sweetness.  Enjoy these fruit desserts at your next barbacue or picnic- you might have to start with dessert!


Grilled Peaches with Mascarpone Cheese

Add toasted nuts or crumbled amaretto cookies for a bit of crunch.

Blackberry Dumplings
This recipe also works well with bluberries.

Strawberry and Rhubarb Crumble
Best topped with some freshly whipped cream.

Bananas Foster
This dessert is wonderful with rum or vanilla ice cream.

Classic Blueberry Buckle
You can add peaches to this recipe by substituting 1 cup blueberries for 1 cup of peach slices.

 

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Kelsey Ganes's picture

Something about Bananas Foster that just says "comfort food" to me - delicious!