Summer Fruit Cups

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar or 1/2 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1/2 cup fresh lemon verbena leaves or 1/2 cup lemon, rind of
• 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves
• 2 cups sliced fresh apricots
• 2 cups sliced fresh nectarines
• 1 cup fresh boysenberries or 1 cup fresh blackberries or 1 cup fresh raspberry

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan combine the water, sugar, lemon verbena or lemon peel, and half of the mint leaves; cook and stir over mediun heat until bubbly; reduce heat; simmer, covered, for 10 minutes: strain, discarding the lemon verbena and mint, cool.
• 2 in a large bowl combine the fruit and remaining mint leaves; drizzle the cooled syrup over the fruit mixture, serve at once,or cover and chill in refrigerator for up to 3 hours, enjoy.