Starfruit Dessert

I think this little fruit is just adorable! I seriously had never seen one until I got my basket this time. It's tropical and can be eaten alone or in this fun recipe. This seemed to make sense because I had some mango's, a coconut and oranges in the basket as well.

Ingredients:
1 Starfruit
1 cup orange juice, or 2 oranges juiced
1 fresh ripe mango
1/4 cup brown sugar (I used sucanat but I could have also chosen agave nectar in leiu of normal sugar)
1 cup (up to) coconut milk

Optional: a handful of fresh pomegranate seeds or cherries or better yet, whipped cream or vanilla ice cream (as a topping).

Place the star fruit in slices in a pot on the stove. Add the orange juice. Stir well and turn heat to high until juice begins to boil. Then turn down to medium. Simmer for 10 minutes, or until fruit has softened enough to cut into with a spoon. Remove any brown seeds that may loosen and surface.While fruit is cooking, place mango in a food processor or blender. Process until smooth. Set aside.When star fruit is soft, add the sugar/sweetener and stir to dissolve. Remove pot from heat. Add the mango puree, stirring well. Divide out slices and cover with sauce to surround the fruit (it should still be warm from the pot). Top each bowl with a sprinkling of pomegranate seeds or cherry pieces. Then drizzle with coconut milk and serve! Topped with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream would be awesome (yet I chose to stop there and keep it healthier)

**SUCANAT
Wholesome Sweeteners Fair Trade Organic Sucanat® (which stands for Sugar Cane Natural), is a whole cane sugar. It's made by simply crushing freshly cut sugar cane, extracting the juice and heating it in a large vat. Once the juice is reduced to a rich, dark syrup, it is hand-paddled. Hand paddling cools and dries the syrup, creating the dry porous granules we call Sucanat. Nothing is added and nothing is taken out!

Wholesome Sweeteners Fair Trade Organic Sucanat is made from 100% certified organic sugar cane grown in Costa Rica. Because Sucanat still contains all of the cane's natural molasses, it has a deep brown color and a distinct, natural molasses flavor that enhances many foods. It can be substituted for brown sugar in any recipe and it is especially good in chocolate-based recipes, for baking and for BBQ sauces and marinades. It is an excellent source of iron, calcium, vitamin B6, potassium and chromium, which helps balance blood sugar.

The Fair Trade Certified logo is Wholesome's guarantee that our farmers' cooperatives are paid directly for the cane grown and milled. This means that the farmers can compete with factory farms, cultivate the quality of their crops, send their kids to school and build thriving communities.