Natures Candy: Fresh Fruit Sticks With Lime And Chili Syrup

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 small red chilis, seeds removed, finely chopped (or 1/4 teaspoon chili flakes)
• juice and zest of 1 lime
• 2 mangoes, ripe yet firm
• 1 small papaya, watermelon or cantaloupe
• 1 basket strawberries, hulled
• 1/2 small pineapple
• 2 kiwi fruits, peeled and cut into bite-size chunks
• bamboo skewers to thread the fruit

1. Bring the sugar, water, chili and lime juice and zest to a boil in a pot.
2. Simmer for 2 minutes, then remove it from the heat and allow it to cool.
3. Cut the cheeks (the flesh from either side of the pit) from each of the mangoes.
4. Remove the skin and cut each cheek in half.
5. Then cut each piece of mango into three mouthful-size pieces.
6. Split the papaya, watermelon or cantaloupe in half, peel away the skin, and discard the seeds.
7. Cut the skin off of the pineapple.
8. Cut the papaya and the pineapple into similar mouthful-size pieces.
9. Thread the fruit onto skewers.
10. To serve, brush each skewer with the lime and chili syrup.
11. Enjoy!

sugar, water, red chilis, lime, mangoes, papaya, basket strawberries, pineapple, kiwi fruits, bamboo skewers

Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/natures-candy-fresh-fruit-sticks-with-lime-and-chili-syrup-recipe/ (may not work)