Chai-Poached Apricots and Plums
A luxurious fruit compote combining dried plums and apricots poached in a fragrant chai tea syrup with vanilla bean. The fruit becomes tender and infused with warm, spicy chai flavors.
Ingredients
- •¾ cup sugar
- •½ bean vanilla bean
- •6 oz dried Angelino plums
- •6 oz dried California apricots
- •2 bags chai tea bags
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Combine sugar and 3 cups water in a 3- to 4-quart saucepan. Halve vanilla bean lengthwise with a paring knife and scrape seeds into pan, then add pod. Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar is dissolved.
10 min
- 2.
Add plums and simmer, uncovered, 3 minutes. Add apricots and tea bags and return to a simmer. Cook fruit, gently stirring once or twice, 5 minutes, then remove from heat.
8 min
- 3.
Allow tea bags to steep with fruit in syrup 15 minutes (fruit will continue to soften as it steeps), then remove bags, gently squeezing liquid from them into syrup. Transfer compote to a bowl or jar and cool, gently stirring occasionally.
15 min
- 4.
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- 5.
**Available at apricot-farm.com.
