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Fruit Cocktail with Rum Simple Syrup

From ingredients to enjoyment, this recipe makes it easy to create something wonderful.

Course: Salad
Cuisine: American , International

Ingredients

  • assorted fruit: use what's in season but use a variety of colors and textures
  • cherries and mint leaves for garnish
rum simple syrup
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • several sprigs of fresh mint
  • 1/4 cup white rum

Instructions

    Cup of Yum
  1. Dice the fruit into uniformly small cubes. For the best results, put the fruit directly into small serving dishes. This will help keep the fruit intact.
  2. Pour a little Rum Simple Syrup over each dish and serve garnished with a cherry and a few mint leaves.
  3. To make the syrup, combine the water and sugar in a saucepan and stir well. Heat to a boil, stirring to dissolve all the sugar. Boil, uncovered, for 3 minutes.
  4. Take the syrup off the heat and add the mint and rum. Muddle, or crush, the mint leaves with a wooden spoon so they release their essential oils.
  5. Cool and then strain the syrup.
  6. You can keep the syrup in a jar with a tight fitting lid in the fridge indefinitely.