Marinated Fruit With Coconut Dressing

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1 pink lady apple, cut into 20 bite size pieces
• 1 pear, cut into 20 bite size pieces
• 2 bananas, firm, cut into 20 slices
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 20 fresh pineapple chunks (about 1/2 of a pineapple)
• 20 seedless grapes
• 20 fresh strawberries, tops removed
• 1/4 cup sugar (or splenda)
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 8 ounces neufchatel cheese, softened (or cream cheese)
• 16 ounces vanilla yogurt (or lemon or strawberry)
• 1/2 cup reduced-sugar orange marmalade
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 fruit: place fruit gently into a large bowl or ziploc bag.
• 2 marinade: mix all ingredients well and pour gently over fruit. cover or seal bag and refrigerate for 1-3 hours.
• 3 dressing: in a medium bowl, using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese until fluffy. beat in remaining dressing ingredients and mix well. cover and chill 1-3 hours.
• 4 as a fruit salad: drain fruit from marinade (discard marinade). mix fruit together with dressing and serve immidiately.
• 5 as kabobs; drain fruit from marinade (discard marinade). using 20 wooden skewers, alternately arrange fruit onto skewers. place on grill and heat for just a few minutes, turning one halfway through. serve with dressing on the side or brush with dip the last minute of grilling.