This fruit mixture is very handy when it comes to Christmas delicacies. I bake many cakes during Christmas and having them ready, helps me save loads of time. There is no specific list of which dried fruit should be used, just avoid nuts because if they soak they are no longer crunchy.
Unfortunately, some, industrial dried fruits has other unwanted ingredients on them. Like many, sultana raisins has oil. Check the ingredients list. If it has something other than the dried fruit, better to wash them in advance and spread them on a clean kitchen cloth to dry them.
You can avoid using rum. Just soak the dried fruit on fresh orange juice.
Ingredients | mix of 500g/17oz
- 50g/1.7oz Dried apple
- 120g/4.2oz Dried apricot
- 120g/4.2oz Dried blueberries
- 50g/1.8oz Dried sour cherry
- 80g/2.8oz Sultana raisins
- 70g/2.4oz Candied orange
- 200g/7oz Rum of your choice
- 1/2 cup of Orange juice
Preparation
– Chop dried fruits into small pieces (except the raisins)
– In a big bowl: mix all ingredients, pour the liquor of your choice (I used Bacardi gold), and the orange juice.
– Put the mix in a big glass container, make sure 1/3 of its space is empty.
➡️ When the dried fruits absorb humidity they grow in size, so the container should have enough space
They will be ready after 1 day.
Notes
- Avoid using a plastic container because of the of alcohol which is corrosive.
- If you don’t want to use alcohol use any fruit juice you like.
These dried fruits are perfect for Christmas cake ☺️