Ingredients
- 250ml red wine
- 120g brown sugar
- 50ml Madeira wine
- 1 vanilla pod
- 150g pitted prunes
- 180g mascarpone
- 20g icing sugar
- Seeds from 1 vanilla pod, or 1tbs vanilla bean paste
- Place a saucepan on the heat and add the red wine, brown sugar and Madeira. Slice the vanilla pod in half lengthways and scrape the seeds into the saucepan, then add the vanilla pod halves.
- Bring the mix to the boil, stirring occasionally, then lower the heat to a gentle simmer and add the prunes. Allow the prunes to simmer gently for 45 minutes, then remove the prunes from the pan, set aside, and increase the heat. Allow the liquid to reduce until it thickens to a syrup, then remove from the heat.
- Add the mascarpone to a bowl and add the icing sugar and vanilla. Whisk to combine, then set aside.
- To serve, spoon or pipe the mascarpone into small serving bowls. Add the prunes back in to the syrup to warm them up, then spoon some prunes and warm syrup into the serving bowls alongside the vanilla mascarpone.
