Icy Strawberries and Melon

== Description ==
Yield: 8 serving
== Ingredients ==
* ⅔ cup sugar
* ⅔ cup water
* 1½ pint baskets fresh California strawberries
* 1½ cups cantaloupe cubes
* 2 tablespoons crème de cassis (black currant liqueur), optional
* Strawberry cream sauce (recipe follows)
* 1½ cups cantaloupe and/or honeydew melon balls
* mint sprigs
=== Strawberry cream sauce ===
* ½ basket strawberries
* ¼ cup whipping cream
* 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
== Directions ==
# In small saucepan, stir sugar and water over medium heat to dissolve sugar.
# Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes.
# Cool to room temperature.
# Stem 1 basket of the strawberries and puree in container of electric blender with the cantaloupe cubes, lemon juice and crème de cassis.
# Stir in cooled sugar mixture.
# Pour into shallow bowl and freeze until mixture is firm about 1 inch around edge.
# Break up with spoon and beat until almost smooth.
# Cover and freeze several hours until firm.
# To serve, set aside strawberry cantaloupe ice at room temperature 20 minutes.
# Spoon 2 tablespoons strawberry cream sauce each into 8 shallow serving dishes.
# Top with balls, small scoops of strawberry cantaloupe ice and the remaining strawberries, dividing equally.
# Garnish with mint sprigs.
=== Strawberry cream sauce ===
# Stem strawberries and purée in container of electric blender.
# Stir in whipping cream and powdered sugar.
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Category:Crème de cassis Recipes
Category:Cantaloupe Recipes
Category:Dessert Recipes
Category:Honeydew melon Recipes
Category:Light whipping cream Recipes
Category:Mint Recipes
Category:Strawberry Recipes