Anise Marinated Fruit Bowl

Total Time: 27 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 tablespoons anise seeds
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1/2 cantaloupe, made into balls
• 1/2 honeydew melon, made into balls
• 1 cup red grapes or 1 cup green grape
• 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained

Recipe

• 1 place anice seed in the center of an 8 inch piece of cheese cloth.
• 2 bring edges together, tie with string.
• 3 for marinate, in a small sauce pan, combine the anise seed bag, water, sugar and lemon juice.
• 4 bring to a boiling point stirring til dissolves.
• 5 cook uncovered, over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes or until golden and the consistency of thin syrup (should have about 1 cup of syrup) do not remove bag.
• 6 cool syrup slightly.
• 7 pour over prepared friit.
• 8 toss lightly til fruit is coated.
• 9 marinate in frig several hours or over night.
• 10 remove bag and serve.