Baked Fruit Recipes

OVEN-ROASTED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place the peaches and plums snugly in a single layer, cut side up, in 2 glass or porcelain oven-proof baking dishes. Sprinkle with the sugar, and then top with the raspberries. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until tender.
• Heat the broiler and place the fruit about 5 inches below the heat and broil for 5 to 8 minutes, until the berries release some of their juices.
• Remove from the broiler and sprinkle with orange juice. Serve warm, at room temperature, or chilled.

BAKED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450*.
• Place fruit in a well greased 11 x 7-inch oven proof dish.
• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg and sprinkle over fruit Drizzle with vanilla and dot with butter or margerine.
• Toss to combine all the ingredients.
• Bake for 10-15 minutes, (turning fruit over halfway thru the total baking time) or until sugar starts to caramelize and fruit begins to brown.
• Serve warm.
• Drizzle with the yogurt if you like.

HOME-FOR-CHRISTMAS FRUIT BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Toss apple slices with lemon juice. Arrange in a greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish. Drain pineapple, reserving 1/4 cup juice. Combine pineapple, peaches and pears; spoon over apples. Top with cherries and pecans; set aside. , In a small saucepan, combine brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and reserved pineapple juice. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Pour over fruit. Bake, uncovered, until apples are tender, about 45 minutes. Serve warm.

JAMIE OLIVER'S BAKED FRUIT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425*F Using a food processor, combine vanilla pod and sugar.
• Wash fruit.
• Halve and remove pits from plums, nectarines, peaches and apricots, if using, and peel bananas and cut into chunks.
• Place fruit in a single layer on baking sheet (s).
• Sprinkle with about 1/2 cup of vanilla sugar.
• (Store leftover vanilla sugar in an airtight container.) Bake fruit 10-15 minutes, or until fruit is soft but still holds its shape.
• Serves 8-10.

SHERRIED BAKED FRUIT

Steps:

• Combine butter and flour in small saucepan over low heat, blending until smooth.
• Stir in sugar.
• Slowly add sherry, stirring constantly, until thickened.
• Combine the sauce with the drained fruits in a 2-quart casserole.
• Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.

MARY'S BAKED FRUIT

Steps:

• In a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan, starting at the 9-in. end, arrange rows of fruit in the following order: half of the apricots, pears and plums, all of the peaches, then remaining apricots, pears and plums. , Drain pineapple, reserving 1/2 cup of juice. Lay pineapple over fruit in pan. In a saucepan, combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon and cloves. Cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and butter is melted. Pour over fruit. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.