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Ingredients
2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1-inch piece cinnamon stick
4 3-by-1-inch strips lemon zest
1 small vanilla bean
6 small, firm red plums (about 1 pound)
Nutritional analysis per serving (6 servings)
76 grams carbs; 296 calories; 1 gram fiber; 4 milligrams sodium; 1 gram protein; 74 grams sugar
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Stir sugar and water together in a 2 ½-quart souffle dish. Add cinnamon stick. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent in a high-power oven for 3 minutes. Stir thoroughly, making sure there are no grains on the bottom of the dish. Cover with a lid or microwave plastic wrap. Cook for 6 minutes. Prick plastic, if used, to release steam.
- Step 2
Remove from oven and uncover. Stir in lemon zest and vanilla bean. Add plums. Cook, covered, at 100 percent power in a high-power oven for 8 minutes.
- Step 3
Remove from oven and uncover. Let cool. Remove vanilla bean and store, tightly covered, in the refrigerator.
- Step 4
Serve chilled, in a bowl, with some of the syrup.
To make 10 plums: Use same quantity syrup. In Step 2, cook in a high-power oven for 10 minutes or in a low-power oven for 18 minutes.
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Comments
Wow. And I don’t generally eat plums. And so easy to make.