What to do with leftover prunes

Recipes using prunes

• Spiced pork belly stuffed with prunes
• Roasted goose stuffed with apples and prunes
• Baked sausages with prunes and walnut gremolata

How to use leftover prunes

• Sweeten a smoothie
  Whizz prunes into smoothies for natural sweetness. Try blending oats, almond milk, banana, prunes and almond butter with ice.
• Flapjack
  For a fruity, chewy treat, stir a few chopped prunes into flapjack mixture and bake. Search for a recipe at deliciousmagazine.co.uk.
• Boozy sauce
  Soak prunes in cognac for a few hours, then add to a red wine or port sauce and serve with steak or venison.