Roasted Plums

Roasted Plums with Marscapone Cream:

6 plums halved and pitted
melted butter (about 1/2 a stick)
sugar
1 cup heavy cream

1 cup marscapone chees

2-3 Tbs sugar

1-2 Tbs Marsala

Preheat oven to 375. Place plums cut side up in a lined baking pan. (High sides like a casserole is best as the plums might roll.) Brush plums with butter. Sprinkle sugar over plums. (Adjust sugar based on sweetness of plums.) Bake for approximately 15 minutes or until soft and juices are running.

Whip cream with 1 Tbs of sugar. In another bowl beat mascarpone until soft. Fold whip cream into mascarpone. Add 1-2 Tbs of Marsala based on taste preference. Adjust sugar as needed based on taste and sweetness of plums.

You can also use honey in place of Marsala. Eliminate sugar in whip cream and beat honey into cheese. Adjust as necessary for taste preference.

***I made this last night with fairly hard plums and they took 30 minutes to bake. I brushed on more butter at 15 minutes to prevent them from drying out.