Vickys Autumn Stewed Plums

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   Put the water, sugar, cinnamon stick and vanilla pod & seeds into a medium sized saucepan and simmer until the sugar has dissolved

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   Carefully add in the chopped plums, bring to the boil then turn down and simmer for 10 minutes until softened

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   Strain the liquid into another pan and boil / reduce until thick and syrupy, discarding the vanilla pod and cinnamon stick

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   Stir the plums back into the syrup and serve with some plain yogurt

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   You can also use this to replace the cherries in my brulee recipe

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   This makes around 12 servings and can be frozen

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.