photo provided courtesy of glutenfreehope.blogspot.com

This recipe is actually quite simple, and inspired last minute with some “hanging around” ingredients. It is pretty simple and perfect for any kind of meal or gathering. You can add and take away some of the ingredients if you have others on hand. This could be a side, a snack, a dessert or a leftover midnight snack. You gotta love the creaminess the coconut yogurt provides, and the simple sweetness of the fresh fruit and maple syrup combo. It is just an all around fabulous creation for the vegan soul. Or, for the non-vegan-conscious people this could easily be made with some fresh homemade yogurt of any kind and whipped up the same way. I used the coconut yogurt instead of a vegan soy yogurt, because to be honest, I’m not a fan of soy. Soy is too processed and airy to my liking. It just seems I always regret eating soy when I do…so I avoid it when I can. But hey, with creations such as coconut yogurt, why would you go searching for anything else. It’s fabulous!

ingredients
2 ripe pears washed, seeded, and diced in bite sized pieces
2 ripe apples, washed, seeded and diced into pieces (I used organic gala apples)
1/2 of honey dew melon, cleaned and seeded and diced into pieces
2 – 8 ounce vanilla coconut yogurt (So Delicious Brand is best)
1 TB of pure vanilla extract
1-2 TB of pure maple syrup (or more to your taste preference)
1/2 ts of ground cardamon (cinnamon is also another idea of an added spice if you prefer)
1/2 cup of crushed walnut pieces, or if you prefer pecans, or pistachios instead

directions
Mix all the ingredients together in a large serving bowl and serve up cold. Other added flavors to add could be just a little bit of some fresh mint or lime… be creative with what ingredients you have laying around.

recipe courtesy glutenfreehope.blogspot.com