Fifteen-Minute Fruit Gratin

Name: Fifteen-Minute Fruit Gratin
Total time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 to 1 1/2 pounds perfectly ripe, soft fruit, such as peaches and/or berries; 1 cup heavy cream; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Makes 4 servings 1x

Time 15 minutes

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Ingredients

1 to 1 1/2 pounds perfectly ripe, soft fruit, such as peaches and/or berries
1 cup heavy cream
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the broiler; set the rack as close to the heat source as possible (even 2 inches is not too close).
Wash, pit, stem, and peel the fruit as necessary. Cut stone fruit in halves or slices as you prefer. Cut strawberries in thick slices; leave smaller berries whole. Place the fruit—there should be at least 2 cups—in a baking or gratin dish just large enough to hold it.
Whip the cream with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the vanilla until it is thick and just barely holding soft peaks. Pour it over and around the fruit. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
Broil carefully, allowing the cream to brown all over and even burn in a couple of spots; rotate the baking dish during broiling if necessary. Remove and serve.

— Recipe from The Minimalist Cooks at Home