Roasted Apricots with Dulce de Leche

By 5har0n_nguy3n

This recipe calls for apricots, but peaches, plums, and nectarines roast beautifully, too. Traditional dulce de leche, a Latin American sweet, is full of fat, but this slimmed-down version is almost custard-like and is a great low-fat alternative to heavy cream. *(seems like it will be very sweet, though!)

Ingredients

• Dulce de Leche:
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 6 fresh apricots, halved and pitted
• 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup Dulce de Leche
• 1/4 cup Grand Marnier or fresh orange juice
• 1/2 cup nonfat sweetened condensed milk
• 2 tablespoons sugar (necessary?)

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar and cinnamon.
In another bowl, toss the apricots, vanilla, and Grand Marnier. Add the sugar mixture and toss.
In a 9 X 11-inch roasting pan, place the apricots skin side down. Roast for 15 to 20 minutes, shaking the pan once or twice, until the apricots are fork-tender. Meanwhile, make the Dulce de Leche.
Arrange 3 apricot halves, along with the pan juices, on each of 4 dessert plates. Drizzle 1 tablespoon of Dulce de Leche over each. The apricots can be served warm or at room temperature.


Read more at Wholeliving.com: Roasted Apricots with Dulce de Leche