Serve roasted spiced plums over ice cream, cheese cake or pound cake. Double recipe and serve with pork roast as a relish or side dish. Just delicious.


4 plums, halved

Cooking spray

1/2 cup orange juice

1/4 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/8 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon ground cumin

1/8 teaspoon ground cardamom

1 tablespoon slivered almonds, toasted

Preheat oven to 450°

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1. Place plum halves, cut sides up, in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.

2. Combine orange juice, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, and cardamom, and stir well.

3. Drizzle orange juice mixture over plums.

4.Bake at 450° for 20 minutes. Top with toasted almonds.

Serves 4 (serving size: 2 plum halves and 3/4 teaspoon almonds)



*This recipe is easy to double.


Recipe from Cooking Light Magazine. See related link at right for more light cooking recipes like this.