Ingredients

• 1/2 pint blueberries
• 1/2 pint strawberry, halved
• 1 mango, pitted, peeled and cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 -2 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced
• 1/2 lb red seedless grapes
• 1 ruby grapefruits, segmented, juice reserved for syrup
• 1 cup honeydew melon, cubed
• 1 cup cantaloupe, cubed
• 1 cup pineapple, cubed
• 1 vanilla bean
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar

Instructions

1. Using a knife, scrape the vanilla seeds from the pod, and place seeds and pod into a saucepan.

2. Add the water, sugar, and grapefruit juice.

3. If you were unable to find a ruby red grapefruit, please adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.

4. If it’s not a ruby red, you might need some more.

5. Bring liquid to a boil, reduce heat and simmer until thickened into syrup, about 15 minutes.

6. Let cool, remove the pod, and place vanilla syrup in refrigerator until chilled.

7. Add prepared fruit into a bowl and toss with the chilled vanilla syrup.

8. Refrigerate until ready to serve.