FRUIT SALAD WITH LEMON-CINNAMON SYRUP

Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup image

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.

Provided by ASHLEY_S

Categories Salad Fruit Salad Recipes Apple Salad Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 11

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

Steps:

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.
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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 149.8 calories, Carbohydrate 38.4 g, Fat 0.5 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 1.6 mg, Sugar 31.9 g