Spiced Fruit Soup

Ingredients

• ½ cup finely-chopped dried apples
• ½ cup finely-chopped dried apricots
• ½ cup dried cranberries or cherries
• ½ cup pitted finely-chopped prunes (dried plums)
• ½ cup raisins or currants
• 1 medium orange, grated and juiced
• 2 tablespoons pearl tapioca
• 1 tablespoon peeled and minced ginger root
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1-star anise or ½ teaspoon crushed fennel seed
• 5 cups water
• 1 cup pomegranate juice, cranberry-apple cocktail, or apple juice
• Unflavored fat-free yogurt, for garnish

Directions
Before you begin: Wash your hands.

1. Combine the dried apples, dried apricots, dried cranberries, prunes, and raisins in a large saucepan. Mix in grated orange and orange juice, tapioca, ginger root, cinnamon stick, and star anise.
2. Add the water and bring to a boil; lower heat to medium-low and simmer for about 20 to 30 minutes until the fruit is tender.
3. Stir in the pomegranate juice; heat for 5 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick and star anise.
4. Serve warm or cold, topped with a dollop of yogurt.

Cooking Notes

• As a variation, use an equivalent amount of any mixture of dried fruits.
• If desired, slightly cool some of the simmered fruit mixture. Purée it with an immersion blender, then return it to the soup.

Nutrition Information
Serving size: About ¾ cup
Serves 8

Calories: 140; Calories from fat: 0; Total fat: 0g; Saturated fat: 0; Trans fat: 0g; Cholesterol: 0mg; Sodium: 20mg; Total carbohydrate: 36g; Dietary fiber: 2g; Sugars: 26g; Protein: 1g

Source: https://www.eatright.org/food/planning-and-prep/recipes/spiced-fruit-soup-recipe