{"id":127790,"date":"2025-03-12T05:38:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/budget-food\/spiced-christmas-clementines-thrifty-lesley\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T05:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T05:38:23","slug":"spiced-christmas-clementines-thrifty-lesley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=127790","title":{"rendered":"Spiced Christmas Clementines – Thrifty Lesley"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I had 2 dishes of clementines and more due to arrive in the fortnightly vegetable box, so came up with this seasonal recipe to use a lot in one go. They are super delicious and would make a wonderful Christmas pudding to help cut through all that richness and get some fruit in at a time when you don\u2019t always get enough!<\/p>\n

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What do I need to make spiced Christmas clementines<\/h2>\n
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  1. You need about 3 fruits per serving so this dish of 12 clementines would serve 4. Children or smaller appetites may well need fewer.<\/li>\n
  2. vanilla paste. Paste is the best, or even whole pods, but most expensive, extract is next best, and essence not quite as good<\/li>\n
  3. star anise \u2013 if you don\u2019t have any, you can leave them out, or try 3 or 4 cloves instead<\/li>\n
  4. ground cinnamon or cinnamon sticks \u2013 if you don\u2019t have any, you can leave them out<\/li>\n
  5. a glass of white wine (optional) water will still make a tasty syrup<\/li>\n
  6. maple syrup, Muscovado sugar, agave or even ordinary granulated sugar at a pinch<\/li>\n
  7. you might like a bay leaf infused in<\/li>\n
  8. if you leave out all the spices, you won\u2019t get as deep a flavour, but it will still be a tasty dish<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    How do I make these Christmas clementines<\/h2>\n

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    • peel the fruits \u2013 mine were reluctant to peel, so it was a bit fiddly, but I just turned the radio on and set to<\/li>\n
    • put the fruits in a saucepan together with all the other ingredients<\/li>\n
    • simmer gently, with the lid off, for 20 minutes. Check every now and again that the pan isn\u2019t boiling dry, add a splash of water if it is<\/li>\n
    • you don\u2019t want to cook them for too long, they\u2019ll start to collapse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n

      Can you freeze spiced clementines?<\/h2>\n

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      Yes, the spiced Christmas clementines will freeze in their syrup, but the texture will be softer after defrosting. Don\u2019t freeze them with any cream poured over, cream doesn\u2019t defrost well.<\/p>\n

      The cooked clementines will keep in the fridge, in their syrup, for 3 or 4 days.<\/p>\n

      When are clementines in season?<\/h2>\n

      Clementines are so associated with Christmas in the UK as the end of December is right when they are at their best, \u00a0in season from November<\/a> to February.<\/p>\n

      How to serve spiced Christmas clementines<\/h2>\n

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      • These are delicious just as they are, or enjoy with thick Greek yogurt and perhaps a spoon or two of jumbo oat flakes for a delicious breakfast<\/li>\n
      • As a pudding, with a flavoured ice cream<\/a> would be lovely \u2013 clementine, pistachio or chocolate sound divine!<\/li>\n
      • Or how about drizzling with melted chocolate or chocolate sauce and sprinkling with toasted flaked almonds, toasted chopped walnuts or toasted pine nuts. Doesn\u2019t that sound good!<\/li>\n
      • Or use as a topping for a family sized pavlova, or mini ones.<\/li>\n
      • Or place on top of a custard tart<\/li>\n
      • Or on top of a cheesecake<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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        Do clementines have seeds?<\/h2>\n

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        One of the advantages of cooking with clementines is that they don\u2019t have seeds, so whether you are making a cooked recipe like these spiced Christmas clementines, a winter salad or a smoothie, you don\u2019t have to fish about removing pips.<\/p>\n

        Other recipes using clementines you might like<\/h2>\n
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        Christmas week meal plan based on roast pork, stilton and mixed fruit<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n