Warm winter fruit with chestnuts
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Cook:
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 100g light muscovado sugar
- 3 wide strips orange zest
- 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways
- 140g cooked chestnut
- 100g dried cherry
- 100g dried apricot
- mascarpone, to serve (optional)
Method
- STEP 1
Put the sugar, orange zest and vanilla in a pan with 200ml water. Bring to the boil, stirring to dissolve the sugar, then add the chestnuts and dried fruits. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 mins until the syrup is slightly thickened. Leave to cool, then serve with spoonfuls of mascarpone if you like.
