Thursday, March 11, 2010

Dried Mixed Fruit Topping

October 22, 2009 by The Recipe Mom  
Filed under Desserts, Recipe Cards

dried-mixed-fruitWhat You Need:

2 C apple juice
1 C dried mixed fruit
1/2 C of raisins
1 cinnamon stick
1/4 t of allspice
1 t rum extract
1 T of honey
1 1/2 slices of lemon, peeled

How to Make It:

Pour the apple juice into the pressure cooker.
Stir in the dried fruit and raisins.
Add the cinnamon stick to the cooker. .
Stir in the allspice, rum extract and honey.
Carefully lay the lemon slices into the mixture.
The cooker is brought to high pressure and the mixture is cooked for 3 minutes.
Quickly release the pressure under cold water.
Place the cooker on low heat and stirring constantly cook until the topping is thick.

This dish may be used as a topping for ice cream, yogurt or vanilla pudding. Ito make this for a holiday gathering substitute 1/2 C of cranberries, 1/2 C of blueberries and 1/2 C of cherries instead of the mixed fruit. Dried will swell during the cooking process so be careful to only fill the cooker about 1/2 full. This will prevent the fruit from blocking the vents.

Makes 4 servings

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