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Ingredients Jump to Instructions ↓

  1. 1 tablespoon rum -- to taste, up to

  2. 3 2 cups cantaloupe -- diced in

  3. 1/4 to -- 1/3" pieces

  4. 1 tablespoon orange liqueur-- to taste, up to

  5. 3 2 cups honeydew -- diced

  6. 32 watermelon balls** -- up to

  7. 40 3 tablespoons cognac or bourbon -- up to

  8. 4 2 cups heavy cream

  9. 1 pinch salt

  10. 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

  11. 2 tablespoons sugar -- up to

Instructions Jump to Ingredients ↑

  1. Preparation : * Cointreau or Triple Sec ** Cut with a 5/8 to 3/4" melon-ball cutter 1. Add rum to cantaloupe; add orange liqueur to honeydew. Let both stand at room temperature about 1 hour.

  2. Lace watermelon balls with cognac; chill.

  3. Whip cream with salt, vanilla and sugar until very stiff; chill.

  4. An hour or so before serving, distribute cantaloupe into 8 to 10 tall parfait glasses; cover with a dollop of whipped cream.

  5. Add honeydew and cover with whipped cream.

  6. Add watermelon balls and pile with remaining whipped cream on top; finish with 1 watermelon ball on top of each dessert.

  7. Chill and serve. (If you have a pastry bag with a star tube, pipe the whipped cream onto the dessert.)

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