Last night, Willie (the cat) and I were tooling around the kitchen. While he was lobbying me to make salmon or chicken, I was in the mood to experiment with fruit. I had purchased mangos, peaches and plums with the intent to grill them.
And grill them I did. They turned out so well, that I wanted to share with you a simple way to make the sweetest, most delicious dessert with almost no fat, amazing flavor, great nutrition and little effort.
Let’s use mangos as the example. Buy a few that are ripe (but not mushy), and peel them. I like to use a potato peeler. Next, slice them into pieces and set them aside.
In a Cuisinart or blender, puree one pint of raspberries with three tablespoons of water. Then, pour the pureed berries into a small sieve and push the fruit through the strainer, leaving the seeds behind. Discard the seeds and set aside the bowl.
In a small sauce pot, melt two tablespoons of butter and add two tablespoons of brown sugar. Stir until well combined.
Next, heat a grill pan until it’s nice and hot. While the pan is getting warm, just brush a bit of the butter/sugar mixture onto one side of the fruit slices. (You probably won’t use the entire mixture.) Brushing this mixture onto the fruit allows it to caramelize nicely.
When the grill pan is hot, place your fruit slices in the pan. Grill until you see golden grill marks on the fruit, then turn them over. Do the same on the other side of the fruit, and set aside the pan.
Next, taste your raspberry sauce. If it’s tart, add two tablespoons of sugar and mix well.
Last, pool a bit of sauce on a plate, top with several slices of grilled fruit and enjoy your all-natural treat!
Hey Tina, that’s a pretty cool recipe. Thanks for sharing!
In regards to the raspberry sauce, what would be a good alternative to use to sweeten it other than the sugar?
Thanks!
Marci Lall
Hi Tina,
Thanks for the recipe. And thanks for the tip on using a potato peeler for the mango. I’ve always had a hard time with other methods of getting the skin off. And I do love mangoes!
Alice Shapiro
Hi, Marci.
You’ll love the grilled fruit recipe. It’s easy and fun to do. If you don’t want to use sugar, try orange blossom honey. The lighter the color, the better. You don’t want to use anything that will overpower the delicate raspberry sauce. Let me know how things turn out! Also, if you’d like more low-fat dessert recipes, drop me a note, and I’ll post more. Happy cooking!
Hello, Alice.
Here’s another tip: the the potato peeler to grate cheese and chocolate. The cheese “ribbons” are wonderful atop salads, and the chocolate shavings look pretty on everything from fruit salad to frozen yogurt. Thanks for your comment, and keep ’em coming!