Fruit Soup With Spice Broth Recipe

• 1 x vanilla bean halved lengthwise
• 1 slc fresh ginger 1/4"-thick
• 1 x star anise crushed
• 1 x 2 inch cinnamon stick - (2" long) (or possibly 1/2 tspn grnd cinnamon)
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 4 c. water Juice of 1 orange - (abt 1/2 c.)
• 1 x mango or possibly papaya - (1 lb) pitted, peeled, and cut into 1/4" dice
• 2 x kiwi fruits - (8 ounce) peeled, and cut into 1/4" dice
• 1 c. red berries (such as raspberries, red currants, wild strawberries or possibly small strawberries) halved
• 1/2 med pineapple peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2" dice Fresh mint (optional)

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