Roasted Stone Fruit With Vanilla Ice Cream Recipes

ROASTED STONE FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and spices.
• In another bowl, toss the fruit with the vanilla, and orange juice.
• In a roasting pan or oven-proof baking dish, arrange the fruit cut-side up pouring any extra juice in the baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with sugar and spices.
• Roast for approximately 20 minutes or until the fruit is fork tender.
• Serve the roasted fruit over vanilla bean ice cream accompanied by a shortbread cookie. You could also serve fruit with fresh whipped cream or creme fraiche and use it as a filling or topping for crepes.
• Roasted Fruit Variations:
• Peaches and Cream: Roast peaches with cinnamon and nutmeg. Serve with sweetened cream in between sliced buttermilk biscuits.
• Cranberry-Pear Walnut: Roast 4 sliced Anjou or Bosc pears with 3/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries. Substitute the brown sugar for white sugar and add cinnamon. After the pears are roasted top with toasted walnuts.
• Vanilla-Roasted Nectarines: Roast the nectarines seasoned with cardamom and slightly increase the vanilla extract. Serve with creme fraiche that has been sweetened with honey and vanilla.

ROASTED STONE FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and spices.
• In another bowl, toss the fruit with the vanilla, and orange juice.
• In a roasting pan or oven-proof baking dish, arrange the fruit cut-side up pouring any extra juice in the baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with sugar and spices.
• Roast for approximately 20 minutes or until the fruit is fork tender.
• Serve the roasted fruit over vanilla bean ice cream accompanied by a shortbread cookie. You could also serve fruit with fresh whipped cream or creme fraiche and use it as a filling or topping for crepes.
• Roasted Fruit Variations:.
• Peaches and Cream:.
• Roast peaches with cinnamon and nutmeg. Serve with sweetened cream in between sliced buttermilk biscuits.
• Cranberry-Pear Walnut:
• Roast 4 sliced Anjou or Bosc pears with 3/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries. Substitute the brown sugar for white sugar and add cinnamon. After the pears are roasted top with toasted walnuts.
• Vanilla-Roasted Nectarines:
• Roast the nectarines seasoned with cardamom and slightly increase the vanilla extract. Serve with creme fraiche that has been sweetened with honey and vanilla.

ROASTED STONE FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Butter the inside of a medium cast-iron skillet. Add the fruit and cinnamon sticks to the skillet. Add the port and a few grinds of pepper. Sprinkle brown sugar on top and roast until the fruit is soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks and serve with ice cream.