Summer Fruit Salad with Whipped Cream

Ingredients

• 1 cup blueberries fresh
• 0.3 cup heavy whipping cream 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon fresh
• 2 cups nectarines diced
• 1 cup raspberries fresh
• 1 teaspoon raspberry-flavored liqueur chambord® such as
• 3 tablespoons slivered almonds toasted
• 1 cup strawberries sliced
• 1 cup cherries sweet pitted halved
• 0.3 cup water 
• 2 teaspoons sugar white

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• hand mixer

Directions

1. Stir water, 5 tablespoons sugar, 1/4 cup raspberry-flavored liqueur, and lemon juice together in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer, stirring frequently, until the sugar dissolves completely, about 8 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Mix nectarines, cherries, strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries in a large bowl.
3. Pour the cooled sugar mixture over the fruit and toss gently to coat.
4. Beat heavy whipping cream and 2 teaspoons sugar in a bowl with an electric hand mixer on high until stiff peaks form. Fold 1 teaspoon raspberry-flavored liqueur into the whipped cream; spoon over the fruit salad and sprinkle evenly with almonds.