Cardamom + honey poached plums

For spooning over yoghurt, ice cream or stirring into matcha and cocktails

This recipe was inspired by

Olivia Noceda

- who told me she was drinking her Mother Root with a plum and cardamom syrup. I’ve never made a syrup before, but I have poached fruit in honey and water, letting the juices run and become friendly with the honey. In just a few minutes, the liquid becomes dark and thick with natural sugars. I’ve been pouring this over a big dollop of full-fat Greek yoghurt in the morning. At night you can find me leaning over the stove, spooning these plums into my mouth, the juices running down my chin.

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