Sweet Baked Tomato Dessert Recipes

BEST TOMATO PUDDING

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium heat, stir together the water and tomato puree. Mix in the brown sugar, basil and salt, and bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes, then set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Coat a 2 quart casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Place the bread cubes into the dish, and drizzle with melted butter. Pour the tomato sauce over all. Cover with a lid or aluminum foil.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven. Remove the lid for the last 10 minutes.

SWEET BAKED TOMATO (DESSERT)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Slice tops off tomatoes and remove insides, leaving shells intact.
• Turn shells upside down and drain on paper towels.
• Mix together rest of ingredients except apple juice.
• Stuff tomatoes with this mixture.
• Put tomatoes in a deep baking dish and pour the apple juice in bottom.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Remove tomatoes with slotted spoon and chill.
• Reduce apple juice on top of stove until it becomes syrupy, then chill.
• Spoon sauce over tomatoes when serving.

CARAMELIZED TOMATO DESSERT

Steps:

• Mix water and sugar in a large skillet. Place over medium heat and allow to simmer.
• Slice 1/2" off the top of each tomato. Carefully, scoop out the interior of each tomato, placing the flesh into a strainer over a bowl. Leave the outer walls of the tomatoes intact. Press the tomato pulp through the strainer with the back of a spoon.
• Peel pears and dice very small. Add almonds and cinnamon.
• Split vanilla bean lengthwise. Scrape out the seeds and add to the pears; place the now-empty vanilla pod into the cooking caramel with the star anise.
• Add orange and lemon zests to pears. Add juice of 1/2 orange, and the tomato liquid to pears.
• When caramel is brown and thick, remove from heat and add 2 1/2 c orange juice. Return to heat and allow to simmer until caramel dissolves into orange juice. Remove vanilla bean pod and star anise pods and discard.
• Stuff tomato shells with pears. Pack tightly and allow to overflow a little. Spoon a little caramel sauce into each tomato. Top with reserved tomato slices.
• Pour a little caramel sauce in the bottom of a large baking dish. Place tomatoes in dish and pour remaining sauce over. Bake in preheated 350F oven for 10 minutes. Baste with caramel sauce and cook another 15 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

BAKED TOMATO SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400°F; grease a 13x9 inch glass baking dish with 2 tablespoons olive oil.
• Place the tomatoes cut side up in the dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the bread crumbs, cheeses, garlic and toss with a fork to mix well.
• Sprinkle the bread crumb mixture over the tomatoes, making sure each cut side is well covered with the crumb mixture.
• Sprinkle with sale and pepper and then the final tablespoon on olive oil.
• Bake until tomatoes are cooked through and starting to brown on top, about 20 minutes.
• Serve over your favorite pasta.