Dried Fig and Berry Compote with Ice Cream

Ingredients

  • 3 large oranges
  • ¼ cup (60mls) honey
  • 1 tbspn orange liqueur e.g. Grand Marnier or Cointreau
  • 2 star anise or 1 tspn bruised cardamom pods
  • 2cm piece fresh ginger, sliced
  • 150g dried figs, halved
  • 250g strawberries, washed and hulled
  • 250g other berries e.g. raspberries, blackberries, blueberries
  • Good quality ice-cream

Instructions

  1. Peel a couple of strips from one of the oranges, then juice (you should get about a cup). Place both in a medium saucepan with honey, liqueur, star anise or cardamom and ginger over low heat and stir to combine.
  2. Increase heat and when boiling, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 10 mins or until becoming more syrupy.
  3. Stir in the figs and cook for 10 minutes or until figs are plump.
  4. Stir in the berries and cook for 2 – 3 minutes or until the berries soften slightly.
  5. Serve warm with good quality ice–cream.

Notes

Lyndey’s Note: If fresh berries are hard to get 500g frozen mixed berries can be substituted.

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