Michael Moore's Roasted autumn fruits

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Cooking time: Less than 15 minutes

Cuisine: Modern Australian

Healthy options: Healthy; Low carb; Vegetarian

Serves: 6

Type: Family; Kids; Easy

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By Michael Moore

Ingredients

300g Angelina plums
6 Ripe black figs
3 Royal gala apples (or beurre bosc pears)
150g Melted butter
1 vanilla pod
150g icing sugar
Spice syrup
150g caster sugar
1 vanilla pod
Pinch ground nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
150ml water
Lemon zest
Roasted almonds
100g whole almonds
60g icing sugar

Preparation method

1. Cut the plums in half and place on a roasting tray, rip the figs and place with the plums.

2. Peel, core and cut the apples into wedges, mix the vanilla seeds with the melted butter then mix the apples in the butter.

3. Place the apples onto the tray and roast in a medium oven for 15 minutes until golden and tender.

4. In a small saucepan dissolve the sugar into the water, add the spices and lemon zest cook for 10 minutes and allow to cool..

Roasted almonds

Roast the almonds in the oven until golden then dust with icing sugar and allow to cool.

To serve: Place the fruit onto the serving plate with the almonds, drizzle with some of the spice syrup dust with icing sugar, serve with cream or ice cream.

This can be served as a dessert or is also great with roasted meats, if any fruit is left over place into a small saucepan and cook for 12 minutes until it becomes like a jam, this is great with cold meats or even served with a cheese plate.

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