Old-Fashioned Fruit Soup

Dried apricots and prunes are the heart of this sweet, tapioca-thickened chilled soup spiced with cinnamon and flecked with raisins and currants.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 236 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tart apple - peeled, cored and chopped
• 2 slices lemon
• 6 cups cold water
• 1 tablespoon dried currants
• 3 tablespoons instant tapioca
• ¾ cup chopped dried apricots
• ¾ cup chopped prunes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a large pot combine apricots, prunes and water and let rest 30 minutes.

Step 2

Stir in the cinnamon stick, lemon slices, tapioca and sugar and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in raisins, currants and apple and simmer 5 minutes more, until apples are tender. Remove from heat and let cool completely. Remove cinnamon stick and refrigerate until cold.