This Prickly Pear Syrup recipe walks you through step-by-step how to make this delicious simple syrup for all your dessert ...

These fruits bloom right on the tops of the cactus paddles from red, yellow, or purple flowers. Fruit from the prickly pear ...

A prickly pear cactus photographed in Albuquerque ... stained countertops and jam full of gravelly little seeds. To coax out that purple sweetness, most people need tongs, gloves and strainers.

FORDHAM: And at a prickly pear lemonade stand is Liz McKenzie ... (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FORDHAM: There's just one catch - it is a cactus. To coax out that purple sweetness, most people need ...