Autumn fruits in mulled wine

Name: Autumn fruits in mulled wine
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 200 ml (7 fl oz) full-bodied fruity red wine (like a New World Merlot); 4 cloves; 1 bay leaf; 200 ml (7 fl oz) full-bodied fruity red wine (like a New World Merlot); 1 small cinnamon stick; 4 ripe plums; 2 ripe pears; 200 g (7 oz) brown sugar; few strips of orange peel; 200 g (7 oz) blackberries, elderberries or blueberries; 200 g (7 oz) blackberries, elderberries or blueberries; 200 g (7 oz) blackberries, elderberries or blueberries

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2005

About

This very simple dessert makes good use of blackberries that are a little tart to eat on their own. Try using other fruits instead of pears and plums, such as apples and greengages.

Ingredients

200 ml (7 fl oz) full-bodied fruity red wine (like a New World Merlot)
1 small cinnamon stick

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free
Autumn

Method

Put the red wine into a pan with the cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf, sugar and orange peel. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
Meanwhile, quarter and stone the plums. Peel, halve and core the pears, then cut each half into 6 wedges. Put all the fruits into a bowl and pour the mulled wine over them. Cover and l