Ingredients
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6 (6
inch) flour tortillas
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1 pint
strawberries; cleaned and quartered
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1 mango;
peeled (diced 1/2 inch thick )
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1 papaya;
peel and diced 1/2 inch thick)
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1 pint
raspberries; cleaned
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2 bananas;
sliced
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1/2
cup green grapes; cut in half
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1/2
cup red grapes; cut in half
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6 sprigs
mint
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4
cups custard vanilla custard
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2
cups Cajeta
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1
cup Hot Fudge Sauce
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2 quarts
vegetable oil to fry the tortillas
Method
Prepare
the "Vanilla Custard," "Cajeta," and "Hot Fudge Sauce" before assembling
the tostada cups.
(Create
the Tostada Cups)
In
a one gallon sauce pot, heat vegetable oil to 350 degrees F.
Prick
numerous holes in flour tortillas. Place one tortilla at a time inside
an 8 ounce ladle.
Place
another 8 ounce ladle on top of tortilla and slowly lower into vegetable
oil.
Once
tortilla begins to brown, about 10 to 15 seconds, remove from ladle and
flip tortilla over.
Continue
to cook for 5 to 10 more seconds.
Repeat
this method with the remaining tortillas.
Let
tortillas drain, upside-down, until ready to assemble.
(Assemble
the Tostada Cups)
Combine
fruit in a bowl and gently mix.
Evenly
distribute fruit into the six tostada shells.
Ladle
3 to 4 ounces of the Vanilla Custard mix over the fruit, filling tostada
to 1/4 inch below the rim.
Brown
top of custard under a broiler.
Ladle
2-3 ounces of cajeta onto each plate.
Place
tostada in the middle of the plate and drizzle with hot fudge.
Garnish
each tostada with a mint sprig and serve.

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