A combination of baked fruit and nuts goes great warm or cold by itself or paired up with vanilla ice cream.
Remember last year when I bragged about being invited to a TV cooking show? It finally aired this May! If you missed seeing it, don't worry, it's recorded.
You're in luck. Why are you in luck? Well, because I'm giving you something to laugh about. I'm exposing my flaws for everybody to see.
There's no Photoshop and no dubbing - what you see is what you get - my oily skin, wild hair, and thick accent. Yes, all that's Jas. Oh, and I say yes a lot. Drinking at 9 am? Just look at my face when I take a sip of the Bosnian plum brandy, ha!
All this aside, I am happy I had this opportunity. I have something to leave my grandkids to remember me by and to know that no matter where you come from or how old you are if you have a dream, strive to achieve it.
The show Dinner and a Book hosted by lovely Gail Martin is like a book club joined with a related meal from the bookshelves to the kitchen. Each episode features a different book and a different guest.
I am so honored that Gail invited me to be her guest. We talked about a book by Aleksandar Hemon, The Book of My Lives.
Hemon is a Bosnian American fiction writer, and we are about the same age. This book is nonfiction and written as a series of personal essays.
The dishes we prepared are typical Bosnian dishes: roux soup, spinach and cheese Phyllo pie (also mentioned in the book), Sopska salad, and for dessert, baked fruit.
🛒 Ingredients and Notes
Mixed ripe fruit:
- Peaches or nectarines
- Pear
- Italian prune plums (or regular black plums)
- Fresh figs
- Blueberries
- Lemon
- Sugar
Topping:
- Butter
- Honey
- Pistachios
- Walnuts
- Pine nuts or chopped hazelnuts
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Whole cloves (optional)
- Vanilla Sugar or 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
🔪 Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Wash the fruit, remove pits, and cut into halves or quarters. Score an x into figs. Place the fruit on an 8” baking dish, arranging plums and figs upright. Sprinkle with lemon juice and sugar if the fruit is not quite ripe. Add cloves and bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add honey, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring until the sauce thickens into caramel consistency. Pour over baked fruit, top with nuts and vanilla sugar, and bake additional 5 minutes.
- Serve warm over ice cream or alone.
😋 Other Amazing Recipes to Try
- Puff Pastry Eggs with Ham and Cheese
- Potato Plum Dumplings
- Rustic Plum Ricotta Tart
- Carrot Cake Cheesecake
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Easy Oven-Baked Fruit Recipe
Equipment
- Baking dish
Ingredients
Mixed ripe fruit:
- 1-2 Peaches or Nectarines
- 1 large Pear
- 4-5 Italian Prune Plums or 2 regular black plums
- 4-5 fresh Figs
- 1 cup Blueberries
- Juice of ½ Lemon
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
Topping:
- 2 tablespoons Butter
- 3 tablespoons Honey
- 3 tablespoons Pistachio chopped
- 3 tablespoons Walnuts chopped
- 2 tablespoons Pine nuts or chopped Hazelnuts
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- a pinch of Nutmeg
- 1-2 whole Cloves optional
- 1 tablespoon Vanilla Sugar or regular sugar + 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Wash the fruit, remove pits and cut into halves or quarters. Score an x into figs. Place the fruit on an 8” baking dish arranging plums and figs upright. Sprinkle with lemon juice and sugar if fruit is not quite ripe. Add cloves and bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add honey, cinnamon and nutmeg. Lower the heat and simmer, stirring until the sauce thickens into caramel consistency. Pour over baked fruit, top with nuts and vanilla sugar and bake additional 5 minutes.
- Serve warm over ice cream or alone.
simple nature decor says
Great job! I am very happy for you! Well deserved. you are a very pretty lady too
Maria
allthatsjas says
That is very kind of you, Maria! Thank you so very much 😀
Holly @ While I'm Waiting says
Thank you for reminding us to never give up on our dreams! You are such an inspiration! Thank you for sharing at Waiting on...Wednesday! Hope to see you back tomorrow!
Holly @ http://www.iwillservewhileiwait.blogspot.com
allthatsjas says
Thank you, Holly! That means more than you could imagine!
Lou Lou Girls says
Oh Yum! I get so excited each week to see what you have been working on because it’s always AMAZING! Thank you for sharing this with us. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we can party!!!! Lou Lou Girls
allthatsjas says
That is very sweet of you to say, thank you! See you at your party!
Katherines Corner says
I enjoyed this so much my sweet friend. What a wonderful experience. I plan to share this as a special feature at Katherines Corner I will email you xo
allthatsjas says
Thank you, sweetness! That would be such an honor!!!
allthatsjas says
Thank you very much, Stephanie! See you next week!
Jennifer says
How fun it was to see the real you on TV! You did great and your fruit recipe sounds amazing. Thanks for linking up at the Weekend Blog Hop at My Flagstaff Home!
Jennifer
allthatsjas says
Aw, thanks, sweetie! 😀
Pam@over50feeling40 says
How much fun! Thanks for sharing your experience with the Thursday Blog Hop!
allthatsjas says
Thanks for stopping in, Pam! 🙂
Stephanie @ The Dish BCS says
Looks Delicious!!!
allthatsjas says
Thank you, Stephanie! 🙂
Bam's Kitchen says
Jas you were amazing!!! I loved it! You were very composed as you managed to juggle a very difficult emotional topic, cooking and discussing a book. It is so nice to get to meet you on video but it would be even better in person! I am so very proud of you. Sharing everywhere! Take care, BAM
allthatsjas says
Bobbi, you called it out! You are so intuitive! The topic is still very sensitive for me, even after all these years, and I had to distract from going into details in the conversation.
I so hope that one day we will meet in person! Thanks for you thoughtful words!
What's On The List (@mickeydownunder) says
WOW Jas! FANTASTIC!!! I LOVED the video and you did FANTASTIC!!! I am VERY proud of you and well done! Pinned and shared!
allthatsjas says
You're too kind, Joanne, or should I call you Mickey? 😀 Thank you very much. Hugs and smooches!
Ann GrubbsnCritters says
OMG! I didn't know I've been rubbing shoulders with a celebrity!!! ;D You are a natural, Jas and there was nothing to laugh about even if I wanted to. Your voice did sound a tad nervous I thought only in the beginning, but you did more than OK! Bet the plum brandy calmed your nerves. 😉 I watched the entire thing and was drawn into the story. I like how she intertwined the story from Aleksandar while cooking. You had me smiling with what you said on poor man's soup and with a few croutons, it turns to something else! haahaaa
WoW! You made filo dough from scratch? I'm curious how you'd make that paper thin.That's a lot of work! Send over those home made doughs from your mom! Or I'll just pop by for a cup of coffee! 😀 xxx.
allthatsjas says
Lol, far from celebrity or should I start charging for autographs? Thanks for your honest opinion, Ann! And, yes that brandy did help, haha. How to make filo dough from scratch? You start turning it in your hands like the pizza makers do and then you drop it on the table and start stretching it carefully all around, until it's paper thin. Easy peasy 😀
I would love if you'd pop by for a cup of coffee!!! XOXO
Ann GrubbsnCritters says
That sounds like the work of a professional.Sounds easy enough - I can't even turn a plate like the pizza makers do! :p I'd be awesome to see you do that though.
Hmmm...you CAN start charging. But I'm not gonna pay!:p LOL.
Have a good day, Jas!
allthatsjas says
You are such a brat, lol, but that's what I love about you :p Next time you're in the States, stop by! My door is always open for friends (family has to schedule a visit, ha!).
Ann GrubbsnCritters says
LOL! :p Thanks for the invite! I'm glad I'm not family! hahaaa! Have a wonderful day, Jas! x.
allthatsjas says
😀 Enjoy your weekend, sweetie!
Jasna says
Mene si dobila sa pocetnim aktom, sa sluzenjem rakije...Odlicna emisija!
allthatsjas says
Haha, jesi vidjela kako sam se stresla poslije rakije, kao da nisam iz Bosne. Hvala, Jasna! 😀
Jasmin says
Jasminka, you have such a lovely voice and you act so natural around the cameras, you could easily have your own cooking show!
Spinach phyllo is one of my favorite spring pies, but I never tried Bosnian baked fruit dessert - I will definitely make it when plums and figs come in season...
allthatsjas says
Thanks, sweet Jasmin! Inside, I was horrified. My voice doesn't usually have that tone, only when I'm nervous 🙂 Thanks for a lovely note!!!
Pamela Shank says
I loved it!!! you did an awesome job and your foods look delicious. What an honor. You looked great too.
allthatsjas says
THANK YOU!!!! Means the world to me, Pamela 😀 If I ever get a second chance, I'd change a few things. Maybe 9 am drink(s) wouldn't be such a bad idea, lol. Have a glorious week!