Crunchy spiced plums

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1. Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Mix the sugar with 2 tbsp water in a baking dish, add the star anise, then pop in the plums, cut-side down. They should fit quite snugly. Dot with the butter. Roast for about 5 mins until the plums are starting to soften on the bottom, then turn them over. Roast for another 5 mins or until tender - this will depend on how ripe your fruit is.
2. Roughly crush the Hobnobs, then spoon a little on top of each plum half. Return to the oven for a few mins more until the biscuit topping takes on a dark gold colour. Serve the plums and their scented, syrupy juices with custard or ice cream.

Prefer pie?

Spice plum and apple tuck: Cut 2 large Bramley apples into large chunks and cook with the plums in a pie dish, sprinkling with a little more butter and sugar. Once the fruit is soft, unroll a pack of ready-to-use shortcrust pastry over the top and tuck the edges in. Cut a few slashes in the top, sprinkle with a little more sugar and bake for 20 mins until golden.

Per serving

169 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, salt 0.18 g

'The Crunchy spiced plums were simple, yet effective with great colours and textures. We ate them with custard, but next time I'd try a really good-quality vanilla ice-cream.'

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• Nat

  17 November 2007

  Nat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I love this recipe, it's so easy. I don't dot it with butter, to transform this to a lower calorie dessert, and it also tastes just as good without the hobnobs.

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• nana

  08 May 2008

  nana commented on this recipe

  excuseme for asking, BUT WHAT SIZE BAKING DISH??????????????

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• PoshPaws

  21 February 2009

  PoshPaws commented on this recipe

  One which fits 8 or 12 plums, halved, into it! It depends entirely on the size of your plums.

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• honeybee

  20 September 2009

  honeybee rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mmmmm........ Have made this several times - very easy and love the star anise. Now using it many other fruit dishes - apple, peaches and rhubarb have all worked well.

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• kjmillie

  16 October 2009

  kjmillie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very tasty and came out very soft, although I think I kept them in the oven longer than the recipe called for. Star Anise is a really nice flavour, and the plums are perfect with thick cold custard!

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 whole star anise
• 8 large or 12 small plums , halved
• knob butter
• 4 Hob Nobs (biscuits)
• custard or vanilla ice cream, to serve

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Serves 4

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Prep 5 mins

Cook 15 mins

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sugar
• 2 whole star anise
• 8 large or 12 small plums , halved
• knob butter
• 4 Hob Nobs (biscuits)
• custard or vanilla ice cream, to serve

Per serving

169 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 31g, fat 5 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, salt 0.18 g

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