Balsamic Glazed Grilled Plums With Vanilla Ice Cream

Kree's Note:

This is a slightly tweaked Rachael Ray recipe. I'm planning on trying it with raspberry balsamic vinegar. I also plan on spraying the plums with non-stick spray and grilling them on a regular gas grill, since I don't have a grill pan.

• Total Time: 11 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 ripe plums, halved and pitted (California red or dark skinned)
• extra virgin olive oil (for drizzling)
• 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pint vanilla ice cream or 1 pint soy ice cream

Directions:

1. Preheat a grill pan to high heat. Drizzle fruit with oil to keep it from sticking and grill plums 3 minutes on each side.
2. While fruit is grilling, pour balsamic vinegar into a small pot and place pot over medium high heat. When vinegar heats to a boil, reduce vinegar by half, 1 to 2 minutes.
3. Combine sugar, vanilla and lemon juice and pepper in a small bowl. Whisk in warm balsamic vinegar.
4. Place hot, grilled fruit on dessert plates. Top with a scoop of ice cream, if desired. Drizzle with balsamic glaze and serve.

Reviews

[Luschka]

This is really fantastic! I was blown away by the flavours. The only thing that I would change is that I'd bake the plums so that they can be a lot softer. I think that would improve the recipe. The syrup and icecream combo is phenomenal though!

[Simply Chris]

So simple and so elegant. This was a great way to end to end tonight's dinner. I made one tiny change, used Brown Sugar Twin instead of regular brown sugar. DH said "Those were really good, honey" and I know we will be having them again soon, while plums are ripe. Thanks for posting!