How to Cook Cinnamon-Infused Dates

Serves: 1

Preparation time: 15 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients needed to make Cinnamon-Infused Dates:

For the dates:

• ½ tsp ground cinnamon
• 3 ½ fl oz white wine
• 3 oz dates, stoned and flesh chopped

For the meringue topping:

• 2 tbsp clear honey
• 3 ½ oz caster sugar
• 2 egg whites

Cooking instructions for Cinnamon-Infused Dates:

• To prepare the dates, toss them into a heavy-based saucepan and pour in a splash of white wine.
• Sprinkle ¼ tsp ground cinnamon over them and heat the mixture over moderate heat until it starts simmering.
• Continue to do so for 5 minutes, while bathing the dates with the cinnamon-infused sauce from time to time.
• Tip it into a shallow serving dish and set aside.
• To make the meringue topping, place the egg whites in a bowl and beat it rigorously with an electric mixer until they form soft, moist peaks.
• Sprinkle the sugar into it while beating it into the cream at the same time until all of it is incorporated into the mixture, which in turn forms stiff peaks.
• Spoon it into a piping bag and pipe it out onto the dates in a spiraled patter, starting from the centre, until all the dates are completely covered.
• Sizzle the meringue with the help of a chef’s blow torch until it turns golden brown.
• Warm up your grill to maximum possible temperature and grill the meringue for a couple of minutes or until it turns golden brown.
• Spoon the dates into the middle of a serving plate along with the meringue topping and smother with a lashing of honey.
• Sprinkle rest of ground cinnamon over them and serve right away.

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