Cantaloupecooler Recipes

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in the order listed in a blender. Cover and process until smooth. Pour into chilled glasses; serve immediately.

Steps:

• In a small heatproof bowl, pour 1/2 cup boiling water over sugar and basil; stir until sugar has dissolved. Let cool completely, about 20 minutes. Strain syrup into a blender; discard basil.
• Add cantaloupe, grapefruit juice, and 1 3/4 cups cold water; blend until smooth. Strain through a fine-mesh sieve.
• Serve over ice, garnished with a basil sprig, or refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days. If using vodka, stir a shot (1-ounce) into each glass before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium bowl, mix together the cantaloupe, lemon juice, sugar, flour, 2 tablespoons melted butter, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Transfer to a 9 inch square baking dish, and spread the dry cake mix evenly over the top. Drizzle the remaining melted butter over the cake mix.
• Bake for 45 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the top is golden brown.

Steps:

• Mix eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla.
• Add pureed cantaloupe to mixture.
• Sift dry ingredients; add to liquid.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5 loaf pans (or spray them with Baker's Joy).
• Bake 325°F for 1 hour or until done.
• Check after 50 minutes.
• I have also made this into muffins.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes.

Steps:

• In an 8-quart pan, combine the cantaloupe, lemon juice, sugar, and butter.
• Over med-low heat, stirring constantly, heat the mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved.
• Increase heat to med-high and bring the mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly.
• Stir in the entire contents of both pectin pouches; return mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly.
• Boil, stirring constantly, for 1 minute.
• Remove pan from the heat; skim off any foam.
• To prevent jam from separating in the jars, allow the jam to cool for 5 minutes before filling the jars.
• Gently stir the jam every minute or so to distribute the fruit.
• Ladle the hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
• Wipe jar rims and threads with a clean, damp cloth; cover with hot lids and apply screw rings.
• Process half-pint jars in a 200°F water bath for 10 minutes; pint jars for 15 minutes.