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christmas clementines 2

Christmas Spiced Clementines

Course Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 6-8 clementines
  • 2 flat tbps caster sugar
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 2 star anise
  • 1 vanilla pod or 2 drops of vanilla essence
  • 2 cups water
  • Juice of 2 clementines.

Instructions
 

  • Wash and peel clementines and remove all white pith (I use a vegetable peeler).
  • Juice 2 clementines and set aside
  • Heat the water in a heavy-based saucepan and add the sugar, juice, star anise, cinnamon stick and vanilla.
  • Simmer gently for a few minutes then carefully place the whole clementines in the liquid and stri gently for five minutes.
  • Remove whole clementines with slotted spoon and place on a plate.
  • Return the saucepan to a high heat and reduce the liquid to a carmelised syrup. Keep checking to make sure the liquid does not burn.
  • Drizzle the syrup over the clementines and serve immediately with whipped cream or crème frais.
Keyword christmas, dessert