Pretty Yummy Fruit Salad By The Pioneer Woman Recipe 395

Steps:

• Place the sugar, 1 cup water, orange zest, juice and vanilla bean in a small pan and stir to dissolve the sugar. Then bring to a boil. Turn the heat to low and simmer for about 15 minutes to thicken. Set aside to cool.
• Prepare all the fruit in a large bowl, pour the cooled syrup over the top and toss together. Decorate with mint leaves and chill until ready to serve.

Steps:

• Place the sugar, water, orange juice and orange zest into a small saucepan and stir to combine. Bring to a boil, then turn the heat to low and simmer for 15-20 minutes to thicken slightly. Set aside to cool, then store in the fridge until cold. Mix together all the fruit in a large bowl and pour the syrup over the top, tossing gently. Garnish with mint leaves and serve.

Steps:

• For the spicy syrup: Put the sugar, jalapeno and 1/2 cup water in a pan and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid has reduced to a thin syrup, about 10 minutes. Remove the jalapeno. Let the syrup cool, then add the lime zest and juice.
• For the cowboy fruit salad: Add the strawberries, melon and green and red grapes to a bowl, pour over all of the syrup and toss. Sprinkle over the mint leaves.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together the pudding mixes, buttermilk, milk and vanilla. Fold in the whipped topping until incorporated. Fold in the pineapple and most of the orange segments, reserving some for garnish. Chill for at least 1 hour.
• Crush, then stir in two-thirds of the cookies just before serving. Garnish with the reserved mandarin orange segments and remaining whole cookies.