Maple Syrup and Star Anise Baked Plums

A delicious, delectable, and healthy dish, good with any plums in season. If you can obtain different colored plums, it looks even more spectacular and increases the variety of antioxidants. You can also use nectarines or peaches.

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Ingredients

1. 4 plums, cut in half and stone removed
2. Juice of 1 large orange
3. 2 tsp. / 10 ml. of real maple syrup
4. 2 whole star anise

Directions

1. Heat the oven to 360° F / 180°C.
2. Place the plums in a baking dish.
3. Gently heat the orange juice and maple syrup in a small saucepan, stirring to combine.
4. Pour the juice and syrup mixture over the plums and put the star anise between a few of the plums.
5. Bake for 30 minutes until the plums are soft.

Serve with low-fat mascarpone or unflavored yogurt, if desired (1 oz / 28 g cheese = 1 protein exchange; 3 oz / 85 g yogurt = ½ protein exchange).

Serving size: 2 plum halves

Exchanges per Serving: 1 Carb, 0 Protein, 0 Fat

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