Use Honey Tangerines to Make These Delicious Desserts

After the winter holidays are over the winter blahs usually set in. It’s usually cold, dark and dreary when there are no more winter holidays to look forward to and it’s easy to forget that spring and summer are on the way. This winter when you start to feel like you’ll never be warm again use some bright and delicious honey tangerines to make desserts that will remind you that summer is on the way. The light, refreshing citrus taste of these tangerine desserts will lift your spirits without adding too much to your waistline, since the main ingredient has under a hundred calories per fruit. Even if you’re not a great chef you can make these colorful desserts easily:

Tangerine Pudding – This dish is a beautiful shade of bright orange and it’s a great way to remind yourself that warmer weather is on the way. It’s fairly simple to make too. You’ll need some honey tangerines for zest and for fresh juice, cornstarch, sugar or a sugar alternative, and a little butter. If you want make this taste even better try mixing the juice of some delicious Honeybell oranges with the juice from the honey tangerines. You’ll love the rich colors and sweet taste of this pudding, especially when you serve it with some chocolate bark or other crunchy sweet.

Tangerine Sherbet – Even though you may not think you want a frozen dessert in the middle of winter this citrus sherbet is wonderful to serve with cake, or to put in the middle of a punch bowl to keep the punch cold and flavorful. To make it all you need is some fresh honey tangerines, sugar, half and half, salt, and a little lime juice. Combine freshly squeezed tangerine juice with the half an half and lime juice. Pour in a few tablespoons of grated tangerine peel or zest. Add a little salt. Pour in the sugar and mix thoroughly. Place into containers and freeze. This easy to make sherbet recipe can also be used to make grapefruit and orange sherbet.

Tangerine Cake -An easy way to make a delicious tangerine cake is to use a store bought cake mix. Make the mix with the juice of some freshly squeezed honey tangerines instead of water, and add in a few tablespoons of grated tangerine peel to the final mixture. Bake according to the directions on the package and frost with an easy glaze made by boiling together tangerine juice and sugar until it’s congealed into syrup.

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