Roasted Stonefruit

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 to 4 cup (about 1 1/2 pounds) fresh fruit, pitted, sliced, or halved (recommended: peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots)
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and spices.

3. In another bowl, toss the fruit with the vanilla, and orange juice.

4. In a roasting pan or oven-proof baking dish, arrange the fruit cut-side up pouring any extra juice in the baking dish. Sprinkle evenly with sugar and spices.

5. Roast for approximately 20 minutes or until the fruit is fork tender.

6. Serve the roasted fruit over vanilla bean ice cream accompanied by a shortbread cookie.