Even the best cooks can admit to being a little lazy with certain dishes. This fruit salad with cinnamon syrup is the slothful chef’s go-to for a dessert that’s simple, fuss-free and delicious.
Recipe by Toni Scorgie and Nadine Waner of The Tart
Photographs by Graeme Borchers
The Tart Boutique Catering & Individually Crafted Cakes, 48 Jan Smuts Avenue, Forest Town, Johannesburg. Call 011-646-4781 or email info@thetart.co.za.
Fruit salad with cinnamon syrup
Ingredients
Syrup
- 160g castor sugar
- 125ml (½ cup) water
- 5ml (1 tsp) ground cinnamon
Fruit salad
- 1 pineapple
- 2 kiwi fruits
- 8 strawberries
- 100g blueberries
- 4 nectarines
Instructions
1
Simmer all the syrup ingredients in a pot until the sugar has dissolved and the liquid has reduced to a syrup.
2
Slice the fruit thinly, arrange on a dessert platter and serve, drizzled with the syrup.
