Serves: 4
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 8 minutes

Ingredients:
2 large custard apples (4 cups), cut into segments, seeds removed
2 cm piece fresh ginger
1 fresh lemongrass stick
80 grams caster sugar
300 ml water
1/3 cup pure apple juice, no added sugar/no preservatives
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 lime, zested

Method:

• Peel ginger, slice thinly. Bruise (lightly crush with the handle of a large knife) lemongrass and slice into rings.
• Put sugar and water in a small heavy based saucepan. Over a low heat stir to dissolve sugar.
• Bring to the boil, reduce heat, and add ginger and lemongrass.
• Simmer for 8 minutes or until syrup reduces and thickens slightly.
• Remove from heat and cool completely. The syrup can be refrigerated until needed.
• Strain syrup before serving.
• Divide custard apple between 4 glasses. Add apple juice, zest and lime juice to cooled syrup.

Pour equal amounts of syrup over custard apple and serve.

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