Adults Only Fragrant Fruit Dessert

  1. Halve lime, de-juice fully using your method or gadget of choice & set juice aside.
  2. Cut half the lime rind in sml strips & set aside for syrup.
  3. Cut the 2nd half of lime rind in VERY THIN strips & set aside for garnish.
  4. Put the sugar & lime rind for the syrup in a sml saucepan with 2/3 cup water.
  5. Heat gently till sugar dissolves, then bring to a gentle boil, reduce heat & simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Allow syrup to fully cool.
  7. Then strain into a lrg serving bowl.
  8. Discard lime rind from syrup & stir in the lime juice & liqueur.
  9. Using a sharp knife, cut the plume & stalk ends from the pineapple.
  10. Peel thickly, cut the flesh into bite-sized pieces (discarding the woody central core) & add to the bowl.
  11. Cut papaya in half & scoop out seeds.
  12. Cut away the skin, then cut into slices.
  13. Cut the pomegranates in half & scoop out seeds.
  14. Break into clusters & add both fruits to the bowl.
  15. Cut the mango lengthways along ea side of the stone.
  16. Peel skin from the flesh, cut in bite-sized pieces & add to the bowl.
  17. Gently stir fruits in the lime juice to mix all flavours & refrigerate till ready for use.
  18. To Serve: To maximize the flavour of the fruit, allow mixture to stand at room temp for 1 hr b4 serving.
  19. Just prior to serving, stir well.
  20. Then halve passion fruits & scoop out the flesh w/a teaspoon.
  21. Spoon over other fruits & serve garnished w/reserved VERY THIN strips of lime rind.
  22. NOTE: Can present in a single bowl & guests allowed to serve themselves or can be spooned into pre-baked tartlet shells & served on a platter w/assorted cheeses.

lime, sugar, water, coffee, pineapple, papaya, pomegranates, mango, passion fruit

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/adults-only-fragrant-fruit-dessert-273087 (may not work)

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