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Stewed Holiday Fruit Recipe

Dried apricots, prunes and fresh bananas are drizzled with a sweet cider and marmalade sauce in this fruity concoction from our Test Kitchen, Hints of cinnamon and citrus lend a festive zest to each cool spoonful. Serve a bowlful of this fun fruit for breakfast, snacktime or dessert.

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Stewed Holiday Fruit Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Cook: 10 min. + cooling

Yield: 4 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

12 dried apricots
12 dried plums
1-1/2 cups apple cider or unsweetened apple juice
2 cinnamon sticks (3 inches)
8 whole cloves
2 whole allspice
1/4 cup orange marmalade
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon butter
2 medium firm bananas, sliced
2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine the apricots, plums, cider, cinnamon, cloves and allspice. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; refrigerate overnight.
Strain cider, reserving liquid; set apricots and prunes aside. Discard spices. In a small saucepan, combine the marmalade, lemon juice, butter and reserved cider. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cool. Divide apricots, prunes and bananas among serving dishes; drizzle with cooled sauce. Sprinkle with almonds. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (3/4 cup fruit with 1/4 cup sauce) equals 259 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 26 mg sodium, 61 g carbohydrate, 5 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Stewed Holiday Fruit in Light & Tasty December/January 2002, p10