Spicy Oven-Roasted Plums

Plums are baked with an orange juice-based sauce to make a versatile dish of roasted plums delicious as a side for pork or chicken or as a dessert.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 113 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar
• 4 plums, halved and pitted
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 cup orange juice
• 0.125 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.25 cup toasted slivered almonds
• 0.125 teaspoon cumin
• 0.125 teaspoon ground cardamom

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a shallow baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Place plums, cut-side up, in a single layer in the prepared baking dish.

Step 3

Whisk together orange juice, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cumin, and cardamom in a bowl; drizzle over plums.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until plums are hot and sauce is bubbly, about 20 minutes. Top with toasted almonds.