Macerated Berries

Macerating is similar to marinating, but it usually refers to soaking fruit in an alcohol concoction to soften it. Sugared and combined with alcohol, ripe berries give up their own juices until they swim in a delicious, sweet liquid. These are great on their own or over vanilla ice cream or plain yogurt.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

Ingredients

• 2  cups  sliced strawberries
• 2  cups  fresh blueberries
• 1  cup  fresh raspberries
• 1  tablespoon  sugar
• 3  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
• 3  tablespoons  Grand Marnier (orange-flavored liqueur)

Preparation

Combine all ingredients, stirring gently. Cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight, stirring occasionally.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

133 (5% from fat)

Fat:

0.8g (sat 0.1g,mono 0.1g,poly 0.4g)

Protein:

1.3g

Carbohydrate:

28.4g

Fiber:

6g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

0.6mg

Sodium:

6mg

Calcium:

24mg