Muscat-Macerated Fruit

• 1 1/4 cups mixed dried fruit, like apricots, figs, cherries, cranberries and currants
• 3/4 cup muscat wine, like Beaumes-de-Venise
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 3 allspice berries
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 vanilla bean (saved from cake recipe)

1. In a small saucepan, combine all ingredients with 3/4 cup water.
2. Bring mixture to a simmer, and cook for 2 minutes, stirring to dissolve sugar.
3. Turn off heat, and let mixture cool.
4. Remove vanilla bean and spices before serving.

mixed dried fruit, muscat wine, honey, berries, cinnamon, vanilla bean

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/9946 (may not work)