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Fruit compote and ice cream

By: Sophie Grigson From: Sophie Grigson's Weekends

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Prep time:
10 mins
Cook time:
10 mins
Serves:
4-6

Sophie Grigson's scrumptious, boozy berries are fabulous with icecream and all manner of desserts; in fact, they're as versatile as they are addictive!

Ingredients

  • 700 g mixed summer berries, e.g. blackcurrants, raspberries, red currants, white currants, blueberries, blackberries
  • 250g caster sugar
  • 125ml Red wine
  • 1 sprig Rosemary
  • 1 vanilla pod, split open
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Method

1. Place the fruit in non-reactive saucepan and add the sugar, wine, rosemary and split vanilla pod.

2. Bring to the boil and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Turn down the heat and simmer for 3 minutes, until the compote has thickened slightly. Remove from the heat.

3. When the compote has cooled, take out the vanilla pod and serve with vanilla ice cream.

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