Triple Melon Ball Fruit Dessert Food

BOOZY MINTED MELON BALLS

Steps:

• Place the watermelon and cantaloupe balls in a baking dish in a single layer. In a bowl, whisk together the lime juice, rum and honey until combined. Pour the lime mixture over the melon balls and toss to coat. Add the mint leaves. Let sit for 2 to 3 hours in the fridge, flipping the balls once or twice if desired.
• To serve, scoop the melon balls into a large bowl and pour the rum mixture over top. Cover with a sprinkling of fresh mint leaves.

THORNTON MELON-BALL

Steps:

• This drink can be served straight up or on the rocks.
• If making straight up: To a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, melon liqueur, and a splash orange juice; shake vigorously to combine. Strain into a large, chilled martini glass and garnish with melon balls.
• If making drink on the rocks: Fill rocks glass with ice. Add vodka, melon liqueur and enough orange juice to fill glass. Stir with either a stirrer or straw. Garnish with melon balls.

TRIPLE-MELON-BALL FRUIT DESSERT

Steps:

• Cut the watermelon into thick slices about 4cm(11/2 inches) and patiently and gently pick out all the seeds or alternatively use a seedless variety.
• Using a melon baller cut as many balls as you can from the slice trying to waste as little fruit as possible. Don't worry if a few aren't perfect balls as you can hide them in the middle of the glass.
• Put the balls in a bowl and keep chilled.
• Repeat with the other two melons trying to have roughly the same amount of balls of each type.
• Mix the melon balls gently together and divide into 4-6 parfait glasses depending on how tall they are.
• Keep covered in the fridge until serving, adding a chocolate biscuit stick or ice-cream wafer stick or similar decoration.
• You can even serve this with ice-cream or whipped cream though I do prefer it as a salad.

MELON BALL AND PINEAPPLE BROCHETTES

Steps:

• Cut the pineapple into 1/2-inch thick slices. Cut the slices into 1/2-inch cubes and discard the hard pieces that come from the core. Set aside to drain on paper towels. Use the melon baller to make balls from the honeydew, about the same size as the pineapple chunks. On very fine skewers or decorative toothpicks, thread a blueberry, a piece of pineapple, a mint leaf, a melon ball, a piece of pineapple, and finally, a blueberry. Chill, covered, until ready to serve, up to 8 hours. Just before serving, squeeze lime juice over the skewers.

TRIPLE-MELON BOWL

Steps:

• Cut honeydew and cantaloupe into balls. Mix honeydew, cantaloupe and watermelon. Line large salad bowl or serving platter with endive. Spoon fruit mixture into bowl; refrigerate until chilled if desired.
• Just before serving, sprinkle with bacon flavor bits.

MELON BALL

Steps:

• Place ice, pineapple juice, schnapps, and vodka in a cocktail shaker. Place cap on the shaker, shake, and strain into a cordial or pony glass.

TROPICAL MELON JELL-O GELATIN DESSERT

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl add 1 cup of hot water and dissolve the JELL-O Tropical Fusion Flavor Gelatin. When the gelatin is dissolved add one cup of cold water and combine.
• Pour the gelatin into a 6 X 4 inchs round gelatin mold and refrigerate until the gelatin sets but not firm (gelatin should stick to finger when touched). (Takes around 2-3 hours.)
• Then prepare the JELL-O Melon Fusion Flavor Gelatin following same steps as described above and refrigerate for another 1 1/2 - 2 hours or until slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
• Spoon over gelatin layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm.
• Take the Tropical Melon JELL-O Dessert out of the fridge, unmold and plate.
• Decorate with the fruits and the mint leaves as shown in the picture.