Dessert Recipes - Hot Winter Fruit Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 75 g/3 oz/1/2 cup dried figs

• 50 g/2 oz/1/3 cup dried, stoned (pitted) dates

• 450 ml/2 cups water

• 225 g/8 oz/1 cup granulated sugar

• 30 ml/2 tbsp dry sherry

• 1 large red eating (dessert) apple, quartered and sliced

• 1 large green eating apple, quartered and sliced

• 3 bananas, thickly sliced

• 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice

• 3 clementines, segmented

• 8 glace (candied) cherries

• 2 pieces of stem ginger in syrup, chopped

• 15 ml/1 tbsp ginger syrup from the jar

• Chantilly Cream, to serve

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Method:

1. Soak the figs and dates in the water for at least 6 hours or overnight. Place in a saucepan and add the sugar.

2. Heat gently until the sugar dissolves, then simmer gently for 5 minutes. Stir in the sherry.

3. Toss the apple and banana slices in the lemon juice. Add to the pan with the remaining ingredients.

4. Bring to the boil again and simmer for 3 minutes. Turn into a serving dish and serve hot with Chantilly Cream.