Fruit Recipes

Pound Cake
Becky Sellers

1 c. sugar
1 c. flour
2 eggs
1 stick butter

Mix all ingredients together.  Spread in a greased 9x9 pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 35 minutes.
Add 1 cup coconut to batter for coconut pound cake.  Becky also served this with nectarines and whip cream, yummy!

Watermelon Smoothie
Janna Mangum

Add everything to blender in this order:
½ c. water
2 c. seedless watermelon
¾ c. raspberries
1 Tbsp. lemonade powder or concentrate
2 Tbsp. sugar
½  c. ice
Blend

Lemon Mousse Pie
Karlie Himle

1 (9 in.) pie shell, baked
1 (.25 ounce) package unflavored gelatin
1/2 c. lemon juice
1/4 c. water
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
1 c. confectioners sugar
1 c. heavy whip cream, whipped

In a saucepan, combine gelatin, lemon juice and water.  Stir over medium heat until dissolved.  Remove from heat and stir in grated lemon zest.  Set aside.  In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and sugar.  Beat until smooth.  Blend in gelatin mixture.  Refrigerate 15 minutes or until thick.
*This is a very tart pie, and although I like it just the way it is, it would also be good served with a little sweetened whip cream on top and a few raspberries for extra flavor and color.

Chicken Salad
Karlie Himle

6-8 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
1 1/2 c. celery, finely diced
1/2 pound red grapes, halved
1/4 c. green onion, chopped
1/2 c. craisins
1 1/2 c. cashews or pecans
1 can sliced water chestnuts, drained and chopped

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl, Toss to mix.  Chill.  When ready to serve, pour dressing over mixture and toss to coat.  Refrigerate until serving.  Serve over lettuce, in a croissant or on rolls.

Dressing:
2 c. mayonnaise
1 1/2 tsp. curry powder
dash pepper
juice from 1/2 lemon

Hi all, here are some yummy fruit recipes, I couldn't make it to the last activity but still wanted to share these. They are superb!!

FROZEN FRUIT YOGURT
(This makes one batch, it can be doubled)

1 little container raspberries
1 container vanilla yogurt (32 oz.)
1 thawed container cool whip (8 oz.)

Stir all together and spread in a 9 x 13 pan. Freeze for a day. Before serving let it sit on the counter for 15-20 minutes. Then cut and serve. Also try interchanging your favorite fruit or yogurt. Trust me you have to try this. It is so simple but sooo delicious. We love after dinner. or before.

GUM-DROP FRUIT LEATHER

5 c. pureed fruit
1 c. flour

Put these together in a saucepan and heat slowly stirring occasionally till it's thick.

Add 1/2 c. sugar and 1 small package jello, a complementary flavor to your fruit (ex. peach puree with strawberry jello.) Stir well.
Spread on two cookie sheets lined with foil and sprayed really well with pam.

Put in your car in the sun for 12 hours. Peel off and turn over then return to car for 12 more hours, or till not sticky but pliable. OK so that is how my mother did it, this is how I dry it. I still spread it on the pam sprayed foil but I stick it in a 200 degree oven for 7-10 hours. I don't flip it over I just make sure it isn't sticky on the bottom anywhere. When it is done I rip it (cut it with clean scissors if you are a perfectionist) and put it in a freezer bag in the freezer. I don't know why I put there it never last more than a week.

Enjoy!! KMonson