Cold Fruit Soup

Ingredients

• 5 cups fruit juice (grape, apple, cranberry)
• 2 cups water
• one 8 oz. pineapple juice
• 1/4 to 1 cup superfine sugar (to one's own taste)
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• 1 cinnamon stick
• 3 star anise or cloves
• 1/2 tsp. lemon zest
• 1/2 tsp. orange zest
• 3/4 cup frozen mixed berries
• 4 cups mixed seasonal fruit, chopped

Banana Freeze

• 2 large bananas (frozen)
• 1/4 cup low-fat vanilla yogurt

Directions

Place the fruit juice, water, pineapple juice, cinnamon, star anise or cloves, lemon zest, orange zest, and sugar in a pot and bring to a boil. until reduced by one-half. Strain the stock.

Place the fruit stock and the mixed frozen berries in the jar after blended into a smooth puree . Chill until cold.

Divide chopped fruit between 8 soup bowls, pour 1/2 cup of the fruit stock over the chopped fruit in each bowl.

For Banana Freeze Topping: Place 2 frozen bananas and 1/4 cup vanilla yogurt in a food processor and puree until smooth.

Spoon a scoop of the banana cream on top of each soup. Add mint leaves for garnish and serve immediately.

Servings : 8

By LRP from LWL MA