Name: Baked plums with frozen almond cream
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Frozen almond cream; 600 millilitre thickened cream; 1/4 cup (40g) icing sugar mixture; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 150 gram almond nougat, chopped finely; 1/2 cup (80g) toasted almonds, chopped finely; 16 ripe medium plums (1.8kg); 1 vanilla bean; 1/2 cup (125ml) dry red wine; 1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

Ingredients

Frozen almond cream

600 millilitre thickened cream

1/4 cup (40g) icing sugar mixture

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

150 gram almond nougat, chopped finely

1/2 cup (80g) toasted almonds, chopped finely

16 ripe medium plums (1.8kg)

1 vanilla bean

1/2 cup (125ml) dry red wine

1/2 cup (110g) caster sugar

Method

1.Line 14cm x 21cm loaf pan with plastic wrap. To make frozen almond cream, beat cream, sugar and extract in small bowl with electric mixer until soft peaks form; gently fold in nougat and nuts. Spread mixture into prepared pan, cover with foil; freeze overnight.

2.Preheat oven to 180°C.

3.Cut shallow cross in base of each plum; place plums, cut-side up, in single layer, in large shallow baking dish. Split vanilla bean in half lengthways; add to dish.

4.Pour wine over plums; sprinkle plums with sugar. Bake, uncovered, in moderate oven about 30 minutes or until plums are tender, brushing plums with juices halfway through cooking time. Discard vanilla bean.

5.Meanwhile, stand frozen almond cream at room temperature for 10 minutes.

6.Serve plums with frozen almond cream

Frozen almond cream is best made a day ahead.
Note

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