Sephardi charoset
Traditionally, Sephardi charoset is made to celebrate the Jewish festival of Passover. The dessert wine, sweet dates and fragrant cinnamon give it a festive feel
- 100ml-120ml sweet dessert winered wine or grape juice
- 110g raisins
- 55g medjool datesor regular dates, finely chopped
- 55g dried apricotsfinely chopped
- large pinch of cinnamonplus extra to taste (optional)
- 60g whole almondstoasted
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal188
- fat6g
- saturates0g
- carbs25g
- sugars24g
- fibre2g
- protein4g
- salt0.05g
Method
step 1
Heat 100ml wine or grape juice in a pan. Bring to a simmer and add the dried fruit and cinnamon. Simmer gently until the liquid is syrupy and the fruit tender, about 5-6 mins. If the liquid evaporates before the fruit has softened or starts to dry out, add another 20ml of wine or grape juice. Turn off the heat and leave to cool.
step 2
Tip the toasted almonds into the small bowl of a food processor and pulse until you have larger and smaller pieces, but no whole nuts. Tip them into a mixing bowl, then spoon the cooled fruit mixture into the food processor and pulse until it starts to form a paste, but still has some bigger lumps of fruit remaining.
step 3
Scrape the fruit into the mixing bowl with the nuts and stir to combine. Add a pinch of salt and taste, adding more cinnamon and salt to taste, if you like. Will keep for several days in an airtight container.