
Dried fruits in cognac
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 4 - 6
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- 85g light muscovado sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 400g dried fruitsany combination of prunes, apricots, peaches and pears
- 4 tbsp cognac
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal322
- fat1g
- saturates0.1g
- carbs72g
- sugars24.8g
- fibre6g
- protein3g
- salt0.08glow
Method
step 1
Tip the sugar into a measuring jug and pour over boiling water to the 400ml mark. Add the cinnamon stick, broken in two, and stir to dissolve the sugar.
step 2
Put the fruits and cognac into a pan, pour over the syrup and bring to the boil. Simmer, partly covered, for 15 mins, then remove from the heat and leave to cool for a few minutes if serving warm, or chill if serving cold. Serve with some crème fraîche or ice cream.