1st August 2007

Vanilla Prunes

These are a great accompaniment to the muesli recipe below.  I always have a container of them in the fridge and every time I use a vanilla bean in any other recipes I add the pod to the container for extra flavour.

500g prunes
300ml water
1 tbsp orange or lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 vanilla bean

Place the prunes, water, juice and extract in a saucepan and scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the pan and add the pod too.  Simmer on low heat for 20 minutes, or until the prunes are very soft and most of the water has evaporated and you are left with a lovely syrup.  When cool, transfer to an airtight container and keep in the fridge.