this one is yum with ice cream or cereal or anything really!

4 pears peeled and quatered
1 orange sliced
6 fresh red plums whole
6 peaches whole
12 prunes
8 medium figs
(but as falguni says, any fruit will do)

syrup

1 cinamon stick
2 cardoman pods
1 clove
1/4 bay leaf
1 vanilla bean split
6 black pepporcorns
1/4 cup port or red wine
1 and 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup honey

( i usually don't have bay leaves so don't put that it and also I substitute vanilla for the bean as they are expensive!)

method
combine syrup ingredients and boil uncovered 5 minutes

Poach fruit in small batches in the syrup.

then reduce the syrup by simmering, if it is too thick or if you like it syrupy just use it that way.