Mulled wine baked fruit

This dessert is a Christmas compôte that's a cross between roasted fruit and mulled wine.

By Emily Angle

Ingredients

  • 3 apples, peeled, cored and cut into eighths
  • 3 pears, peeled, cored and quartered
  • 5cm/2in orange peel, studded with 3 cloves
  • 1 cinnamonstick
  • ½ vanilla pod, split lengthways
  • 1 tbsp sweetener, or 3 tbsp sugar
  • 375ml/13fl oz (½ bottle) red wine, such as Rioja
  • 250g/9oz frozen black cherries
  • 50g/1¾oz raisins
  • low-fat crème fraîche, to serve (optional)