Mojito Marinated Fruit

• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup light rum
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lime peel
• 2 cups each cantaloupe, honeydew and seedless watermelon balls
• 2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
• 3 mint sprigs
• Additional mint sprigs, optional

Directions

• In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water. Cook and stir over medium heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Stir in the rum, lime juice and peel. Cool.
• In a large bowl, combine the melon, pineapple and mint. Add marinade; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Discard mint. Spoon fruit with syrup into serving cups. Garnish with additional mint if desired. Yield: 10 servings.

From Taste of Home