Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup

Lemon-cinnamon syrup turns this fruit salad into a refreshing dessert.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 150 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored, and sliced
• 3 1-inch strips of lemon zest
• 4 mango, pitted, peeled, and cut into chunks
• 4 white peaches, pitted and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 4 (6 ounce) containers fresh raspberries
• 0.5 cup water
• 0.25 cup finely chopped fresh mint

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

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.