Apples or Pears in Cointreau

Ingredients

• 1.apples or pears, 10–12; peeled and cored. If using pears, just peel but leave the stalks on.
• 2.1000 millilitre apricot fruit juice, natural, unsweetened
• 3.200 millilitre sugar
• 4.175 millilitre apricot jam, smooth
• 5.50 millilitre lemon juice
• 6.100 millilitre cointreau

Method

1. 1.Peel and core the apples. If using pears, just peel but leave the stalks on.
2. 2.Mix all the ingredients except the fruit together. Bring to the boil.
3. 3.Add the fruit and simmer until tender. Cool in the juice.
4. 4.Make a few days before serving.
5. 5.Place pears upright on a platter. Pour over juice. Decorate with a leaf sprig.

Notes

• Liquifruit apricot juice works well here.
• Card lists metric quantities only (no imperial equivalents).