Fresh Fruit Fireworks

Name: Fresh Fruit Fireworks
Ingredients: 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese; 2 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups fresh fruit puree (two colors -- 1/4 cup each of mango or papaya and raspberry are the most colorful); 6 cups assorted seasonal fresh fruit, sliced in different shapes (melon balls, wedges of citrus, slivers of peach, whole grapes)

6 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons plain nonfat yogurt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups fresh fruit puree (two colors -- 1/4 cup each of mango or papaya and raspberry are the most colorful)
6 cups assorted seasonal fresh fruit, sliced in different shapes (melon balls, wedges of citrus, slivers of peach, whole grapes)

Directions

1

To make the pastry cream, blend all of the ingredients in a food processor with a metal blade until satin smooth.
2

Refrigerate in a tightly covered container until thoroughly chilled.
3

To make the desserts, place 2 tbsps.
4

of each color puree on each of 8 large round plates, preferably white.
5

Spread the puree out in an interesting pattern with the back of a spoon.
6

Arrange 3/4 c.
7

of the various fruits in an pattern on the top of the puree, creating a work of art on each plate.
8

Decorate the fruit with the chilled pastry cream.
9

For a truly exciting treat, use a pastry bag and pipe squiggles, swirls and rosettes onto the fruit.