Dried Fruit Pudding

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups mixed dried fruit (apricots, prunes, pears, apples)
• 3 cups fruit juice (or more)
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 3 tablespoons quick-cooking tapioca
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon real maple syrup or 1 tablespoon honey or 1 tablespoon powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 core and chop the pears and apples, if needed. chop the apricots and prunes roughly.
• 2 stew the fruit in the juice with the spices on low heat for 30 minutes. drain and reserve the liquid. set aside 1/3 cup fruit.
• 3 measure the liquid and add more juice if needed to make 2 cups.
• 4 stir the tapioca into the juice in a saucepan. let sit for 5 minutes. bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes while stirring constantly. take off heat and let sit for 20 minutes. combine with fruit, except the 1/3 cup, and chill.
• 5 whip the cream with the vanilla and whatever you are using for sweetening until stiff but not dry.
• 6 in a large clear glass bowl, or in individual glasses, layer the chilled fruit pudding and the whipped cream, ending with the whipped cream. decorate with reserved fruit.