What To Make When You've Got Grapes

Plush, sweet and juicy table grapes abound in Australian summertime. So much so, that during most annual Aussie grape harvests, we’re lucky enough to occasionally face that desirable dilemma on how best to build variation into our consumption of these bundles of sweetness, hydration, antioxidants and vitamins.

Chowed with cheese, frozen as ice cubes, fruit kebabed, jellied or juiced into drinkables - there’s definately more ways with grapes than simply leaving a bunch of past-best grapes to become an impromptu raisin experiment.

Here’s a few different ways to use grapes in recipes when you have something of a surplus.

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  Grape Sorbet by Delicious Everyday
  Swap the champagne for lemonade and drop the sweetness accordingly for a kid-friendly version.
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  Green Grape Flaugnarde by Orgasmic Chef
  A sensational variation on the traditional French dessert cherry clafoutis, done with grapes.
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  Daily Greens Smoothie by I Heart Scratch
  Grapes are an ideal sweetener for smoothies, bundling natural sugars with a decent dose of vitamins and antioxidants.
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  Jam Tarts by Irene's Getting Fat!
  Red grapes especially look great simply sliced in half and used as decorative toppings on tarts and cupcakes.
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  Sangria by Sprinkles and Sprouts
  Throw a few frozen grapes into summer drinks for a fun and great looking icecube replacement.
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  Pickled Grapes by Eatin Mess
  Not as strange as they sound, pickled grapes make a great accompaniment to seafood dishes.

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