Baked plums with orange and star anise

Name: Baked plums with orange and star anise
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 8 ripe plums, halved and stoned; 1 orange, zest only, in strips; 2 star anise; 1 cinnamon stick; 2 tbsp erythritol; 3 tbsp water; 1 tsp vanilla extract

Plums roasted until soft and syrupy in their own juices, scented with orange zest and warm spice.

Time35 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.80 a head
Oven180°C (160°C fan)

4 servings

Ingredients

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8ripe plumshalved and stoned
1orangezest only, in strips
2star anise
1cinnamon stick
2 tbsperythritol
3 tbspwater
1 tspvanilla extract

Method

1
Heat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan).
2
Lay the plums cut side up in a baking dish. Tuck the orange zest, star anise and cinnamon among them.
3
Sprinkle with the erythritol, add the water and vanilla.
4
Cover loosely with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for 10 minutes more until the plums are tender and the juices are syrupy.
30 min
5
Remove the star anise and cinnamon.

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