Kitchen Table Chat Recipes

Ingredients

1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/3 cup sugar
3/ 4 tsp. orange zest
3 Tbs. orange juice
2 Tbs. mini chocolate chips
1 apple, cored and cut into 8 wedges
1 pear, cored and cut into 8 wedges
1 plum, pitted and cut into 8 wedges
1 pint strawberries, hulled

Directions

In a blender or food processor, combine the cheese, sugar, orange peel and orange juice and process until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and fold in 1 Tbs. of the chocolate chips. Place the fruit on a platter and spoon the ricotta mixture over it. Sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips, and serve.

Note: You can also arrange the fruit in four large goblets or wine glasses and top each portion with some of the sauce and chips. Other fresh fruits can be substituted. Apricots, raspberries and blueberries are all good in this recipe.

Sherbert Fruity Pops
Prep Time-Around 20 minutes
Freeze-Overnight

Ingredients-
10 5-ounce paper cups
3 peeled and chopped kiwifruit
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 quart raspberry or tangerine sherbet
2 to 4 Tbsp. orange juice
10 flat wooden craft sticks

Directions-
1. Arrange cups on baking pan. In a small bowl combine kiwifruit and sugar. Divide chopped kiwifruit among cups. In a large bowl using an electric mixer on low speed beat together sherbet and orange juice until combined. Spoon sherbet mixture over kiwifruit filling cups.
2. Cover each cup with a square of foil. Use table knife to make small hole in center of each foil square. Slide wooden craft stick through each hole and into fruit mixture in cup. Freeze at least 6 hours or overnight.
3. To serve remove foil; carefully tear away cups. Serve immediately. Makes 10 pops