Apricots & Chestnuts in Rum

Name: Apricots & Chestnuts in Rum
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Ingredients: 350 g/12 oz/scant 2 cups shelled fresh chestnuts; 350 g/12 oz/2 cups dried apricots; 400 ml/14 fl oz/scant 1⅔ cups rum; juice of 1 lemon; juice of 1 orange; 300 g/10½ oz/1⅔ cups granulated sugar

Preparation info

Makes about:
1 l

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

This is a preserve to make during the chestnut season in autumn. Choose plump, smooth nuts, as wrinkled ones have a bitter flavour. Serve as a simple dessert with cream or spoon onto meringues and top with a dollop of thick cream.

Ingredients

350 g/12 oz/scant 2 cups shelled fresh chestnuts
350

Dessert
Vegan
Gluten-free
Autumn

Method

Using a sharp knife, nick or snip the brown outer skins off the chestnuts. Put the chestnuts in a saucepan, cover with boiling water and boil for 3–5 minutes. Lift out the chestnuts, a few at a time, and peel off both the outer shell and inner skin.
Sterilize a 1 l