Roasted (or baked depending on where you live in the world) nectarines in red wine are the perfect make-ahead dessert for summer entertaining. The red wine melds with the juices of the fruit and the spices, producing a delicious syrup that is best licked straight off the spoon. Serve with thick cream or ice cream for the perfect end to dinner.
Total Time Investment: 45 Minutes
Berries aside, I’m not a huge fan of fresh fruit. I put this down to the fact that fruit was difficult to source in the country when I was a child, unless you had your own tree, and a lot of the fruit I remember eating as I grew up was from a tin.
These days, I still prefer to eat fruit that has been cooked in some manner. My favourite way to treat almost any fruit is to add a little sugar, some spices and a slosh of alcohol, and throw the whole lot in the oven: a technique that works particularly well for strawberries, berries and all stone fruit.
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