Name: Tea-poached dried fruit
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 375 gram pack dried fruit medley (or a selection of your favourites); 6 cup boiling water; 3 english breakfast tea bags; 2 cup caster sugar; 1 vanilla bean, split; 1 cinnamon stick; thick natural yoghurt, to serve

Tea-poached dried fruit

Serves 4

Prep

Cook

30M

Total

35M

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Ingredients

375 gram pack dried fruit medley (or a selection of your favourites)

6 cup boiling water

3 english breakfast tea bags

2 cup caster sugar

1 vanilla bean, split

1 cinnamon stick

thick natural yoghurt, to serve

Method

1.Place dried fruit in a large heatproof bowl. Pour over 2 cups boiling water. Set aside for 20 minutes. Drain well.

2.Meanwhile, combine remaining water and tea bags in a heatproof jug. Set aside for 10 minutes to infuse. Remove tea bags. Transfer tea to a heavy-based saucepan.

3.Add sugar, vanilla bean and cinnamon. Stir over medium heat for 1-2 minutes, until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil. Add fruit and reduce heat to low. Simmer, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, until fruit is soft.

4.Remove from heat and allow to cool for 15 minutes. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and chill for 1 hour. Remove bean and cinnamon stick. Serve with a dollop of yoghurt.

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