Five-Spice Fall Fruit Salad
A sophisticated fruit salad featuring plums and figs in a fragrant honey syrup infused with vanilla, ginger, and Chinese five-spice powder. This elegant dessert balances sweet and aromatic flavors for a refreshing finish.
Ingredients
- •¾ cup honey
- •½ piece vanilla bean
- •1 piece ginger
- •1 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
- •2 tablespoons lemon juice
- •5 whole black plums
- •5 whole red plums
- •8 whole figs
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Place 3/4 cup water in a medium saucepan. Add the honey, vanilla bean pod with seeds, ginger, and five-spice powder. Bring to a boil and stir until honey dissolves. Set aside to cool completely, and stir in lemon juice. Discard ginger and vanilla bean pod.
15 min
- 2.
In a large bowl, pour cooled syrup over the sliced plums. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours, or overnight in the refrigerator.
120 min
- 3.
An hour before serving, slice figs in half and gently fold into plum mixture. To serve, use a slotted spoon to ladle fruit into a serving bowl.
5 min
