Best Cantaloupe Curls With Spiced Wine Recipes

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CANTALOUPE RED WINE SURPRISE



Cantaloupe Red Wine Surprise image

Provided by Giada De Laurentiis

Categories     dessert

Time 5m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups light red wine, preferably Pinot Noir
3 tablespoons sugar
1 cantaloupe, halved and seeds removed
1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon chopped basil leaves

Steps:

  • Warm wine in a shallow saucepan over low heat; it should be steaming but not simmering. Dissolve sugar in wine; remove from heat. Pour into medium glass bowl and allow to completely cool. Using a melon baller, scoop out balls of cantaloupe and add to the wine mixture. Thinly slice the outer peel from half a lemon into 4 strips; add to bowl. Add chopped basil. Stir gently. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Divide between 4 wine glasses and serve chilled.

CANTALOUPE CURLS WITH SPICED WINE



Cantaloupe Curls with Spiced Wine image

An old-school ice cream scoop turns out beautiful curls of melon; the pink peppercorn and bay-infused wine syrup keeps things interesting.

Provided by Lillian Chou

Categories     Fruit     Dessert     No-Cook     Quick & Easy     Cantaloupe     Red Wine     Summer     Vegan     Gourmet     Fat Free     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup dry red wine
2 tablespoons sugar
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon pink peppercorns (optional), crushed
2 ripe cantaloupes, chilled

Steps:

  • Simmer all ingredients except cantaloupes in a 1-quart heavy saucepan until reduced to about 1/4 cup, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat and cool in saucepan set in a bowl of ice and cold water. Discard bay leaf.
  • Halve each cantaloupe and discard seeds. Scoop out curls from melon halves with an ice cream scoop (not one with a lever), then divide curls among 4 bowls along with any juices. Just before serving, drizzle each serving with about 1 tablespoon cooled spiced wine.

SANDY'S SPICED WINE



Sandy's Spiced Wine image

Provided by Sandra Lee

Time 13m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 bottles red wine
2 tablespoons light brown sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie seasoning
2 oranges, sliced
2 cinnamon sticks
1/4 cup raisins

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a large pot. Bring to simmer over medium-low heat. Remove from heat and let steep for 5 minutes. Serve hot.

VISCHER'S HOT SPICED WINE



Vischer's Hot Spiced Wine image

One cup, OK, two cups, miss first quarter, four cups, sell tickets. This wine is notorious throughout the UofM Blue Lot parking and known on WJR, the voice of the Midwest, as "Apple Cider" or extra-strength Nyquill.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     beverage

Time 15m

Yield 25 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 gallon cheap burgundy
Mulling spices for wine or cider in a small spice bag, about 1/2 cup
1/5 bottle fruit wine
1 cup citrus vodka
1 1/2 cups sugar, to taste
1/5 bottle homemade wine (hooch) for wine: start with 1 gallon Jack Daniels, lots of grapes, and sugar, etc.

Steps:

  • Simmer all in a large pot and serve warm.

COOL AND REFRESHING CANTALOUPE DRINK



Cool and Refreshing Cantaloupe Drink image

This is a very refreshing drink my mother made for me a lot when I was a child. It may seem a little strange, but if you like cantaloupe, try it! Great on a hot summer day!

Provided by raracat

Categories     Drinks

Time 15m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cantaloupe, halved and seeded
½ cup white sugar, or more to taste
2 cups milk
6 cups cold water, or more as needed

Steps:

  • Shred the cantaloupe into a large pitcher using a fork, making sure to catch all the juice and pulp. Stir in the sugar, mashing any large pieces of cantaloupe. Stir in the milk and water, adding enough to fill the pitcher. Serve cold.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.5 calories, Carbohydrate 23.7 g, Cholesterol 4.9 mg, Fat 1.4 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 46.6 mg, Sugar 22.8 g

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