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  • 600g good-quality ready-to-eat dried fruit
    (such as prunes, pears, apricots, figs cranberries)
  • 3 tbsp clear honey
  • 1 vanilla pod
    split lengthways
  • 1 Earl Grey tea bag
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • mascarpone
    or Greek yogurt, to serve

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal192
  • fat1g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs46g
  • sugars6g
  • fibre6g
  • protein3g
  • salt0.07g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Tip the fruits and 700ml/11⁄4 pints cold water into a large saucepan. Add the honey and vanilla, scraping the seeds from the pod into the pan. Bring to the boil. Stir well, lower the heat and simmer for 10 minutes until slightly syrupy.

  • step 2

    Take the pan off the heat and stir in the tea bag. Leave to infuse for 10 minutes.

  • step 3

    Discard the tea bag and vanilla pod, tip the fruits and liquid into a non-metallic bowl and pour over the lemon juice. Stir, then leave to cool. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

RECIPE TIPS
GETTING AHEAD

This recipe can be prepared a few days ahead as the flavours get even better. It will keep for up to one week.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2002

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A star rating of 4.4 out of 5.19 ratings

SallyHHH

This made a great dessert at Christmas as an alternative to the heavy, sweet usuals

shepherd23

Made a half-size practice run, planning ahead for Christmas dinner with friends, using apricots, sultanas, and dates, as that was all I had to hand. Replaced the vanilla pod with chopped stem ginger (in syrup), although shall use vanilla essence and fancier fruit on the day, in deference to one of…

missyelliott

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

My changes are the following dried fruit. Pineapple, kiwi, Apricot, Prunes, Yellow Raisins and cranberries. Change Earl Grey tea for 1 Lemon & Ginger & 1 peppermint infusion bag gave lovely kick. 5* with changes.

Made few changes with the following ingredients. …

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Harry Everingham

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Tasty, but a little drier than expect, although I only used one fruit and had to reduce the quantities. I'll definitely try again, this time with a touch more honey and vanilla.

foodhound01

A star rating of 3 out of 5.

Slightly pallid taste as it stands. Added pieces of lemon zest during cooking and slug of desert wine before serving. Delicious with creme fraiche.

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