Sugared Fruit Centerpiece Recipes

SUGARED FRUIT CENTERPIECE

Steps:

• Scrub fruit in soapy water; rinse and dry completely. In a microwave-safe bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 1 minute. Microwave on high for 1-2 minutes, stirring every 20 seconds, until gelatin is completely dissolved. Whisk until slightly frothy. , Lightly brush mixture over all sides of fruit. Place on a wire rack over waxed paper. Sprinkle with sugar. Let stand at room temperature for up to 24 hours. Arrange as desired, adding leaves if desired.

SUGARED FRUIT

Steps:

• Beat 4 egg whites (or more as needed; use powdered whites if concerned about consuming raw eggs) a few times with a fork. Brush apples and pears with whites and roll in sugar; shake off excess. Let dry on parchment-covered sheet pans.

HOLIDAY SPARKLING FRUIT CENTERPIECE

Steps:

• Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Fill one mixing bowl with superfine sugar.
• Keep second one to catch excess sugar.
• Place jelly into microwave safe bowl, heat on high for 2 minutes.
• Stir and microwave another minute or until melted (watch carefully).
• Using the fork, pierce the fruit on the bottom securely.
• Using the pastry brush paint the jelly one at a time onto the fruit (reheat jelly as it cools). Hold the freshly painted fruit over the sugar filled bowl.
• Using the spoon sprinkle the sugar over the fruit until coated.
• Use the empty mixing bowl to shake off excess sugar and not soil the first bowl. Place sugared fruit on parchment to dry about 45 minutes.
• Lightly coat nuts with remaining jelly and roll in the second sugar shake off bowl adding more sugar if needed, remove with fork and dry with the fruit. Arrange fruit and nuts on cake stand or platter, building as high and creative as you wish. Place mint, parsley or your choice of greenery in and around the centerpiece. Lightly dust the tops of the fruit and some of the greenery (mint etc) with powdered sugar as if newly fallen snow.