Azuki beans with dried apples, honey, raisins & cinnamon

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 cups Cooked azuki beans liquid reserved
1 cup Dried apples cut in 3/4\" pieces
½ cup Raisins
The Versatile Grain
and the
Elegant Bean
by Sheryl and Mel London
ISBN 0-671-76106-4
pg 314
¼ cup Honey
½ teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
Vanilla ice cream

Directions

Place cooked beans in a 3-qt. non-stick saucepan and set aside. In a small bowl, mix the apples and raisins together and add 1« cups of the reserved bean liquid. Let stand for 15 minutes, then add to saucepan along with the honey and cinnamon. Simmer, covered, for about 8 minutes. Stir in the lemon juice and serve warm, spooned over vanilla ice cream.

If you reheat the beans and fruit, add « cup boiling water to dilute, since most of the liquid will have been absorbed.

Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 10-17-95

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