Frozen Fruit Dessert (Heiss und Eis)

It is very yummy to eat, unique to present and easy to make German dessert. If you have frozen fruit and ice cream in the freezer, you can make this within minutes. Traditionally, it is made with red fruits such as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cherries, individually or in combination.

Ingredients:

• 2 cups frozen fruit
• 2 cups juice, see above
• 1 tbsp corn starch
• Ice cream - flavor of your choice

Instructions:

• Put frozen fruit into saucepan. Cover with juice.
• Bring to simmer. Simmer until fruit is thawed and hot. Occasionally stir gently.
• Mix cornstarch with a little water. Slowly stir just enough into simmering fruit until it is the proper consistency - like a sauce.
• Add a little lemon juice and/or sugar if needed.
• Serve hot over ice cream. Serves 4.

                                     

Hints:

• In the picture above, instead of a totally frozen fruit dessert, I used a 28 oz can of sliced peaches with its juice, 1/3 can frozen peach concentrate (to increase peach flavor), 1 cup frozen raspberries and 1 tbsp. lime juice. Delicious and pretty. 
• The leftovers, served the next day, were totally red. The peaches had taken on the red color. So, for color contrast, make just before serving. The leftovers, heated in the microwave, tasted just as good, though.