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  • 500g dark red plums
    halved and stones removed
  • 200ml Marsala
  • 100g golden caster sugar
  • 2 star anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick
    broken in 2
  • 2 tbsp icing sugar
    sifted
  • 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
  • 250ml double cream

Nutrition:

  • kcal576
  • fat33.7g
  • saturates20.9g
  • carbs51.6g
  • sugars48.6g
  • fibre2.7g
  • protein1.8g
  • salt0.1g

Method

  • step 1

    Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put the plum halves cut-side up into a deep baking tray, large enough so that they are in a single layer. Pour over the marsala, sprinkle over the sugar and add the star anise and cinnamon stick to the marsala.

  • step 2

    Cook in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the plums are tender and juicy, and the sauce has reduced and is slightly syrupy. Remove from the oven and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

  • step 3

    Meanwhile, add the icing sugar and vanilla bean paste to the cream and use electric beaters to whip until very soft peaks.

  • step 4

    Pile the plums onto serving plates with plenty of the syrup, then spoon over the chantilly cream.

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