Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup Recipe

Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup Recipe

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 1-inch strips of lemon zest
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 4 mango, pitted, peeled, and cut into chunks
  • 4 white peaches, pitted and cut into bite-sized pieces
  • 2 Granny Smith apples – peeled, cored, and sliced
  • 4 (6 ounce) containers fresh raspberries
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  1. Place the sugar, water, lemon zest, cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Strain the syrup through a mesh strainer; refrigerate until cold.
  2. Place the mango, peaches, apple, raspberries, mint, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into a mixing bowl. Pour the chilled syrup overtop and gently stir to combine.