Old World Italian Fruit Bowl On Ice Recipes

ITALIAN SODAS

Steps:

• Fill a 16 ounce glass half full with crushed ice. Add your flavor choice of Torani syrup and the sparkling water or club soda. Stir.
• To make it an Italian cream soda, float the half-and-half on top of the drink. Stir in just prior to drinking.
• Use a single flavor or syrup, or try one of these combinations.
• 1 ounce lemon syrup with 1/2 ounce strawberry syrup.
• 1 ounce pink grapefruit syrup with 1/2 ounce mandarin orange syrup.
• 3/4 ounce cranberry syrup with 1/4 ounce lime syrup.
• 1/2 ounce cherry syrup with 1/2 ounce vanilla syrup.

OLD WORLD ITALIAN FRUIT BOWL ON ICE

Steps:

• Wash and dry fruit.
• Place the fruit in a large bowl and set it over a larger bowl full of ice.
• Give each guest their own paring knife to peel and slice their choice of fruit.

OLD-WORLD RASPBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line 8- or 9-inch square baking pan with aluminum foil, extending foil over edges. Grease foil; set aside.
• Combine all crumb mixture ingredients in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 2 cups crumb mixture; set aside.
• Press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared baking pan. Spread preserves to within 1/2 inch of edge. Crumble reserved crumb mixture over preserves.
• Bake 40-50 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely; cut into bars.

OLD WORLD ITALIAN FRUIT BOWL ON ICE

Steps:

• Wash and dry fruit. Place the fruit in a large bowl and set it over a larger bowl full of ice. Give each guest their own paring knife to peel and slice their choice of fruit.

ITALIAN HORN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cut butter into flour until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in ice cream. Divide into 4 portions. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. , On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion to 1/8-in. thickness. With a fluted pastry cutter, cut into 2-in. squares. Place about 1/2 teaspoon filling in the center of each square. Overlap 2 opposite corners of dough over the filling and seal. Sprinkle lightly with sugar. , Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until bottoms are light brown. Cool on wire racks. If desired, dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.