Vegan Vegan Holidays Vegan Christmas Vegan Christmas Dessert Drunken Prunes Be the first to rate & review! The oaky taste of Armagnac, a French brandy made in Gascony, has long been paired with prunes. While Armagnac is available in vintage bottlings, nothing so extravagant is needed for this recipe. Use waterproof markers to decorate the outside of glass jars with flowers, abstract designs or a favorite line from a poem. By EatingWell Test Kitchen EatingWell Test Kitchen The EatingWell Test Kitchen is a group of dedicated culinary professionals who develop and test our recipes. Our recipes go through a rigorous process, which includes testing by trained recipe testers, using different equipment (e.g., gas and electric stoves) and a variety of tools and techniques to make sure that it will really work when you make it at home. Testers shop major supermarkets to research availability of ingredients. 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EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Save Rate PRINT Share Close Cook Time: 5 mins Additional Time: 7 days 1 hr 25 mins Total Time: 7 days 1 hr 30 mins Servings: 16 Yield: about 4 cups (16 servings, 1/4 cup each) Nutrition Profile: Diabetes-Friendly Dairy-Free Low-Sodium Low-Fat High-Fiber Heart-Healthy Vegan Gluten-Free Low-Calorie Jump to Nutrition Facts Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1/2x 1x 2x Oops! Something went wrong. Our team is working on it. This recipe was developed and tested at its original yield and has not been tested at other yields. Note that only the ingredient list is scaled, so you may need to make adjustments to ingredient amounts, cooking times and equipment sizes in the recipe steps. Scaling could also impact the nutrition analysis. Original recipe (1X) yields 16 servings 2 heaping teaspoons Darjeeling or other black tea leaves 2 cups boiling water ½ cup packed light brown sugar 1 1/4 pounds pitted prunes, (dried plums) 1 cup Armagnac, or cognac 1 vanilla bean, cut in half Directions Stir tea and water in a small bowl; let steep for 5 minutes. Strain into a medium saucepan; stir in brown sugar. Bring to a boil over high heat; boil until slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Place prunes in a large bowl; stir in hot syrup. Set aside to cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, sterilize two 1-pint canning jars by steaming them upside down, their lids alongside, in a closed steamer for 10 minutes; or place in a large pot and cover by 1 inch of water and boil for 10 minutes. Drain prunes, reserving liquid separately. Whisk Armagnac (or cognac) into the liquid. Pack each sterilized jar with half the prunes. Nestle half the vanilla bean in each jar. Pour 1/2 cup of the Armagnac mixture into each jar. Seal and turn upside down to blend ingredients. Set right side up and store in the refrigerator for 1 week to plump. Tips TipRefrigerate the prunes in sealed jars for up to 2 months. When giving, include a card with serving suggestions: “Spoon these ‘drunken prunes' over vanilla frozen yogurt, mascarpone cheese or plain yogurt.” Originally appeared: EatingWell Magazine, Fall 2004 Save Rate Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 135 Calories 0g Fat 27g Carbs 1g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 16 Serving Size 1/4 cup Calories 135 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 27g 10% Dietary Fiber 3g 9% Total Sugars 6g Added Sugars 6g 12% Protein 1g 2% Total Fat 0g 0% Vitamin A 711IU 14% Vitamin C 1mg 1% Folate 1mcg 0% Sodium 2mg 0% Calcium 18mg 1% Iron 1mg 5% Magnesium 16mg 4% Potassium 272mg 6% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. 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