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Ingredients
1 to 1 ½ pounds perfectly ripe soft fruit like peaches, plums, berries, figs or a combination
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat broiler; set rack as close to heat source as possible (even 2 inches is not too close).
- Step 2
Wash, pit, stem and peel the fruit as necessary. Cut stone fruit in halves or slices, as you prefer. Cut strawberries in thick slices; leave smaller berries whole. Place the fruit (at least 2 cups full) in a baking or gratin dish just large enough to hold it.
- Step 3
Whip cream with 2 tablespoons of sugar until it is thick and just barely holding soft peaks; stir in the vanilla extract. Pour cream over and around the fruit. Sprinkle with remaining sugar.
- Step 4
Broil carefully, allowing cream to brown all over and even burn in a couple of spots; rotate baking dish during broiling if necessary. Remove and serve.
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