Florida Ambrosia
Instructions:
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon finely shredded Florida orange peel
- 1 cup Florida orange juice
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 Florida oranges, peeled, sliced and seeded
- 2 Florida grapefruit, peeled, sectioned and seeded
- 1 cup halved seedless green and/or red grapes
- 6 angel-cake wedges or meringue shells
- In a small saucepan, stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in orange peel and orange juice. Cook, stirring, over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Continue cooking and stirring for 2 minutes more. Remove sauce from heat; stir in lemon juice. Cover and let cool.
- Meanwhile, combine oranges,grapefruit and grapes in a 1 1/2-quart bowl. Pour orange sauce over fruit and stir. Cover and chill for up to 6 hours.
- To serve, spoon fruit mixture over cake wedges or into meringue shells.
- Makes 6 servings.