Black Tea Dried Fruit Compote

• October 22, 2013
• Tea_Girls
• Recipes

Black Tea Dried Fruit Compote

*Makes: 4 to 6 servings

1 cup moist figs

1 cup moist prunes

1 cup no-soak apricots

½ cup fresh cranberries

2/3 cup port

2/3 cup China Black Tea, brewed

2/3 cup of water

1 Lemon, juice and rind

~In a sauce pan bring all above ingredients, except lemon juice, slowly to a boil, cover and simmer 20 minutes.  Cool.

Add lemon juice to taste, transfer to a bowl and refrigerate for 2 hours.

1 cup Ricotta cheese

2 tsp. Honey

~Beat together in a bowl, adding 2 Tsp. of compote juice.

~Arrange compote in serving dishes, top with cheese mixture and sprinkle with slivered almonds. Enjoy!

Donovan, Jane. The Miniature Book of Tea. Crescent Books. New York. 1991.