Poached Apples With Juniper Berries & Spices

• RawSpiceBar's Juniper Berries Blend
• 5 apples, we like Fuji, Pink Lady or Braeburn)
• 2/3 cup sugar (or sweetener of your choice- honey, agave or stevia)
• 3 cups fruity red wine
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2/3 cup water

1. Poach apples:
2. 1. Peel and core the apples and cut into quarters; set aside.
3. 2. Combine wine, sugar,lemon juice, RawSpiceBaras juniper berries and spices pouch, and 2 cups water in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. 3. Add apples; reduce heat to low and simmer, occasionally rotating apples, until tender when pierced with a sharp knife, 25a30 minutes. 4. Remove apples from pot, transfer to a plate and set aside.
4. Reduce to a glaze:
5. 1. Strain out the spices from the poaching liquid and discard.
6. 2. Add the liquid back to the pot and bring to a slow simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until poaching liquid reduces by roughly 3/4, about 15-25 minutes minutes (syrup will also thicken as it cools).
7. Serve:
8. Drizzle syrup over poached apples. Serve as is or with a side of yogurt, ice cream, gingersnaps or your favorite winter cake. Enjoy!

apples, sugar, fruity red wine, lemon juice, water

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/poached-apples-with-juniper-berries-spices-58391165 (may not work)