2½

cups

sugar

3

cups

sparkling white wine

¼

cup

fresh lime juice

1

vanilla bean pod; halved (optional)

4

mangoes; peeled, flesh sliced

4

yellow nectarines; quartered, stones removed

thick cream or vanilla ice-cream, to serve

1

Combine the sugar, sparkling white wine, lime juice and vanilla bean in a medium saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil then remove from heat and cool until warm.

2

Place mangoes and nectarines in a ceramic or glass dish and pour the warm syrup over. Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge overnight. Serve chilled with cream or ice-cream.