Stewed fruit with brown sugar and vanilla

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
4cupsWater
½cupFirmly packed brown sugar
300gramsMixed dried fruit or your choice
2Hard peaches; sliced and stones
; discarded
2Hard pears; peeled and
; quartered
4Orange slices
1Cinnamon stick
1Vanilla bean; split lengthwise
Plain yoghurt or sour cream
Ground cinnamon

Directions

Combine all ingredients except yoghurt and ground cinnamon in a heavy medium saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.

Reduce heat and simmer until fruit softens, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.

Transfer the fruit to a glass bowl, using a slotted spoon. Boil remaining liquid until reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes.

Pour the syrup over fruit, discarding orange slices. Serve warm, room temperature or chilled, topping with dollop of yoghurt and dusting of cinnamon.

Converted by MC_Buster.

Per serving: 788 Calories (kcal); 1g Total Fat; (1% calories from fat); 7g Protein; 202g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 75mg Sodium Food Exchanges: ½ Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 6 Fruit; 0 Fat; 7 Other Carbohydrates

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0n.