Name: Spicy Dried Fruit Dessert Sauce
Ingredients: 1 tart apple, peeled and cored; 4 ounces golden raisins; 3 ounces dark brown sugar; 2 ounces prunes or dried figs, coarsely chopped; 2 ounces walnut or pecan halves; 1 ounces dried cherries; 1 ounce cold butter, cut into pieces; 1/2 ounce crystallized ginger, coarsely chopped; 1/4 cup brandy, like Cognac or Calvados; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground allspice; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground clove; Dark rum, apple cider or orange juice; Black pepper to taste; 1 to 2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (optional)

One of Julia Child’s holiday tips to the readers of Parade, where she wrote a recipe column from 1982 to 1985, was to “spiffy up” store-bought mincemeat with grated apple and liquor, then heat it in a saucepan to make a rich, fragrant sauce. This is a fine idea, but almost as easy is mixing up a batch of mincemeat (minus the meat) at home. The cook can control the balance of sugar, citrus and spice and also use up all the half-empty containers of dried fruit that seem to end up lurking in kitchen cabinets. This “recipe” is entirely flexible; feel free to add orange zest, walnuts, apricots or whatever you like. The sauce will be equally good on pumpkin or sweet potato pie, ice cream or baked apples.

Spicy Dried Fruit Dessert Sauce

tart apple,

golden raisins

dark brown sugar

prunes

walnut

cherries

butter,

ginger,

brandy,

lemon,

nutmeg

allspice

clove

Dark rum, apple cider or orange juice

Black pepper

unsalted butter (optional)

Combine all ingredients except those to finish the sauce in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped; do not purée. Transfer to an airtight container and let rest at least 1 day, or up to 4 weeks.

When ready to serve, transfer to a saucepan and add enough rum or other liquid to loosen. Heat until warm and bubbly. If desired, add black pepper to make the mixture more spicy. To make a richer sauce, whisk in cold butter 1 tablespoon at a time, to taste.

Serve warm over ice cream, pumpkin pie or baked apples.

spicy dried fruit dessert sauce

Servings: 2

Cost: $44.99 /serving

Author : Julia Moskin

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