Roast spiced plums with soya cream

Here is a recipe for a dessert that is delicious, healthy and ideal for vegetarians and vegans. Roast spiced plums with soya cream... Makes my mouth water just thinking about it!

Ingredients (serves 4 people):

10 plums, halved and stoned
2cm cube of ginger, peeled and grated
200g soft, dark brown sugar
2 small cinnamon sticks, or 1 large stick broken in half
2 star anise
Juice of 1 lime

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 190C/gas mark 5.
Put the plums in a bowl with the ginger, sugar and lime juice.
Mix together to coat the plums, then place cut-side up in an ovenproof dish where the plums can lie in a single layer.
Arrange cinnamon and star anise in dish, around the plums.
Pour 75ml cold water around the fruit and bake for 30-40 minutes (cooking time depends on how ripe the fruit is. The harder the plums, the longer you will need to cook them for).
Toward the end of cooking, spoon syrup mix over the plums to baste them.
Remove from oven, allow to stand for 10 minutes.
Spoon into wine glasses and serve warm or at room temperature (or cold, if you like), with a dollop of soya cream (or vegan ice cream) and plenty of juices from the pan.
You can also finish the cream garnished plums with a handful of toasted almond flakes and a pinch of freshly ground cinnamon.

Recipe courtesy of Abel and Cole Organic Food Boxes: www.abelandcole.co.uk

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