1953 Fruit puffs recipe by Del Monte

If you want to give something good to your sweet tooth this recipe is perfect. While one of the base ingredients is a can of Del Monte fruit cocktail, instead you can use chopped peaches, pears, grapes, pineapple and cherries.

8 large baked cream puff shells

1 can Del Monte fruit cocktail

1/4 cup sugar

3 tbsp. cornstarch

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tbsp. lemon juice

2 eggs, separated

1 cup (1/2 pt.) heavy cream, whipped

chocolate sauce

Drain fruit, save syrup. Mix sugar, cornstarch, salt in saucepan. Stir in 3/4 cup syrup from fruit; cook and stir on moderate heat till thick and glossy. Sitr in lemon juice. Blend about half hot mixture with slightly beaten yolks; return to pan. Cook and stir 1 minute. Cool; fold in stiffly beaten whites. Chill. Just before serving. mix in whipped cream till well blended. Flii split puffs with mixture and fruit. Add chocolate sauce.





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