Vanilla poached golden kiwifuit with cream

Serves 4

8 golden kiwifruit

250g sugar

1 vanilla pod

1 cinnamon stick

2 bay leaves

4 white peppercorns

200ml cream to serve, softly whipped

1 Peel the kiwifruit, halve and put aside. Put the sugar in a saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla pod and add, with the pod. Add the cinnamon, bay leaves and peppercorns.

2 Add 1 cup of water and bring to a boil while stirring to dissolve the sugar. When the sugar has dissolved, add the fruit and simmer for 5 minutes. Serve in bowls with a little syrup and softly whipped cream.

Recipe / Amanda Laird. Photo / Babiche Martens