Spiced Christmas Clementines
Tiny fruits, gently poached in a spiced syrup. Really delicious on their own, with cream, ice cream, on pavlova or cheesecake etc
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 231kcal
Cost: 91p a serving
Ingredients
- 12 clementines
- 1 tsp vanilla paste Paste is the best, or even whole pods, but most expensive, extract is next best, and essence not quite as good
- 3 star anise
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 150 ml white wine apple juice or water
- 100 ml maple syrup Muscovado sugar, agave or even ordinary granulated sugar
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
- Peel the fruits12 clementines
- Put the fruits in a saucepan together with all the other ingredients1 tsp vanilla paste, 3 star anise, 1 tsp cinnamon, 150 ml white wine, 100 ml maple syrup, 1 bay leaf
- Simmer gently, with the lid off, for 20 minutes.
- Check every now and again that the pan isn't boiling dry, add a splash of water if it is. You don't want to cook them for too long, they'll start to collapse
- Store in a covered container in the fridge for 3-4 days
Notes
- These are delicious just as they are, or enjoy with thick Greek yogurt and perhaps a spoon or two of jumbo oat flakes for a delicious breakfast
- As a pudding, with a flavoured ice cream would be lovely – clementine, pistachio or chocolate sound divine!
- Or how about drizzling with melted chocolate or chocolate sauce and sprinkling with toasted flaked almonds, toasted chopped walnuts or toasted pine nuts. Doesn’t that sound good!
- Or use as a topping for a family sized pavlova, or mini ones.
- Or place on top of a custard tart
- Or on top of a cheesecake
Nutrition
Calories: 231kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 510mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 4IU | Vitamin C: 109mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 1mg
