Tropical Fruit Combo

2 Tablespoons Sugar

1 Tablespoon hot water

1 Tablespoon lemon or lime juice

2 Cups Sliced Strawberries

1 Fresh pineapple

1 Kiwifruit

4 Teaspoons flaked Coconut

Slice the pineapple in ½ or ¼ to form a bowl. Remove the pineapple leaving the shell for a bowl.

Combine sugar, water, juice. Stir in water until sugar is dissolved. Puree with ½ cup strawberries. Slice the fruit that you want to use (I use whatever kind of fruit I have at home at the time). Mix the puree with your cut up fruit. Just before serving put in the pineapple shell.

Tastes great and likes very festive.

Very Berry Pie

Blackberry

4 Cups blackberries

1 Cup sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

*****OR*******

Raspberry

6 Cups Raspberries divided

1 Cup sugar

½ Cup water

3 Tablespoons cornstarch

Filling

1 Cup light whipped topping

1 package 8 ounces fat free cream cheese softened

1 Cup powdered sugar

1 reduced fat graham cracker crust

Mash about 2 cups fruit, place in sauce pan add sugar, cornstarch, and water bring to a boil stirring constantly : cook for 2 minutes. Cool to room temperature, about 20 minutes. Meanwhile for filling beat whipped topping, powdered sugar and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Spread into crust. Top with remaining berries. Poor cooled sauce over the top. Refrigerate until set about 3 hours. Store in the refrigerator. Makes 8 about servings. At around 350 calories per serving

** I like to reduce the amount of sugar. When reducing sugar you need to add more cornstarch for it to set up.