APPLE COMPOTE WITH CINNAMON AND VANILLA
Serves 4
4 large apples, peeled, cored
and diced
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup cane sugar
1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cinnamon stick
4 cardamom pods
Seeds from 1/2 vanilla bean
3 tablespoons Calvados
In a medium saucepan,
heat up apples, water,
sugar, spices and
Calvados.
Bring to a boil and turn
down the heat.
Let the mixture simmer
for 10 minutes; stirring
occasionally.
Cool and serve with
whipped cream.
ALMOND LOLLIPOPS
(previous page)
Makes about 15
3 ounces dried fruits (like figs
or peaches), finely chopped
2 tablespoons Grand Marnier
7 ounces marzipan
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
6 ounces dark chocolate,
melted
6 ounces white chocolate,
melted
Chopped nuts, orange peel for
garnish
In a medium bowl, mix the dried
fruits and Grand Marnier.
Coarsely grate the marzipan and
add to the fruit mixture.
Mix well and roll mixture into
walnut-size balls.
Press a lollipop stick into each ball.
Place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
Dip in dark or white chocolate and
garnish with nuts and orange peel.
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