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Roasted plums with balsamic blueberries

Name: Roasted plums with balsamic blueberries
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: butter 1 tbsp, room temperature; golden caster sugar 75g, plus 2 tbsp; plums 6, halved and stoned; vanilla pod 1, halved lengthways and widthways; blueberries 200g; balsamic vinegar 5 tbsp; vanilla or white chocolate ice cream to serve

20 minutes
serves 4
Easy

Turn the humble plum into something special in just 20 minutes with this sweet, syrupy sauce

By Sarah Cook

Published: August 25, 2019 at 10:55 am

Ingredients

butter 1 tbsp, room temperature
golden caster sugar 75g, plus 2 tbsp
plums 6, halved and stoned
vanilla pod 1, halved lengthways and widthways
blueberries 200g
balsamic vinegar 5 tbsp
vanilla or white chocolate ice cream to serve

Method

Step 1

Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Choose a baking dish or roasting tin that will hold the plum halves snugly in a single layer. Rub the butter all over the base, sprinkle the 2 tbsp of sugar on top, then scatter over all but one of the vanilla pod pieces. Arrange the plums over the top, cut-side down, and drizzle over 2 tbsp of water. Roast for 10-15 minutes or until the plums are really tender.
Step 2

Meanwhile, combine the remaining 75g of sugar, remaining vanilla pod piece, 150g of the blueberries and the balsamic vinegar in a pan. Heat and bubble fiercely for 8-10 minutes or until the blueberries are breaking down, and a syrupy sauce has formed. Tip in the remaining blueberries then take off the heat.
Step 3

When the plums are cooked, flip them over and pour the blueberries all over them. Leave for at least 10 minutes, then eat warm or at room temperature with scoops of ice cream, if you like.