Fruit Salad with Lemon-Cinnamon Syrup

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.5 cups water
• 3 1-inch strips of lemon zest
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 mango , pitted, peeled, and cut into chunks
• 4 whites peaches , pitted and cut into bite-sized pieces
• 2 Grannys Smith apples - peeled , cored, and sliced
• 4 containerss fresh raspberries , 6 ounce
• 0.25 cups finely chopped fresh mint
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice

Instructions

1. 1

   Place the sugar, water, lemon zest, cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 10 minutes. Strain the syrup through a mesh strainer; refrigerate until cold.

2. 2

   Place the mango, peaches, apple, raspberries, mint, and 2 tablespoons of lemon juice into a mixing bowl. Pour the chilled syrup overtop and gently stir to combine.