Name: Poached mandarin parfaits
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1/2 cup honey; 1 cinnamon stick; 6 mandarins, peeled, white pith removed, segmented; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 250 gram shortbread biscuits, crushed; 3 cup vanilla yogurt; 2 tablespoon unsalted pistachio kernels, chopped

Poached mandarin parfaits

Serves 5

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

1/2 cup honey

1 cinnamon stick

6 mandarins, peeled, white pith removed, segmented

1 tablespoon lemon juice

250 gram shortbread biscuits, crushed

3 cup vanilla yogurt

2 tablespoon unsalted pistachio kernels, chopped

Method

1.Place honey, 2 cups water and the cinnamon in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to the boil.

2.Reduce heat to moderate. Simmer for 4 minutes or until reduced slightly. Add mandarin; simmer for 2 minutes or until soft. Stir in juice. Cool. Strain; discard cooking liquid or chill for later use.

3.Divide half the shortbread among 6 x 1-cup serving glasses. Top with half the yogurt. Layer with remaining shortbread, then half the mandarin and remaining yogurt.

4.Top with the remaining mandarin. Sprinkle with pistachio. Serve.

Place biscuits in a plastic bag, then use a rolling pin, meat mallet or base of a flying pan to crush them.
Note

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