Fresh fruit combines with fragrant syrup for the perfect dessert

A dessert using the fruit of the day to include the end of the stone fruit season here.  My favourite time of the year for fruit - how exquisite are the peaches, plums, nectarines, and this year we also had apricots tasting almost like they did when we were fortunate enough to pick them from the tree.



Fresh nectarine and date with cinnamon syrup and roasted almonds

 Of course the best way to serve stone fruit is fresh.  
But sometimes we want to serve a dessert that feels special and goes a bit beyond that.  This is an in-between  concept which fits that need.

Make a sugar syrup - equal quantities of sugar to water over low heat until sugar dissolves.  Add a cinnamon stick,  a few drops of vanilla, and a slurp of white wine if there is some available. 
Meanwhile, slice nectarines, add  dates and combine with cooled syrup.
Sprinkle with roasted slivered almonds and serve with Greek yoghurt.
(roast almonds in oven for about 10 minutes at medium temperature - keep watching because they turn brown quickly)