Hot Baked Fruit

SUBMITTED BY: Jennifer H.

"A nutritious dish to add to your brunch table."






Original recipe yield : 8 servings
PREP TIME : 5 Min
COOK TIME : 2 Hrs
READY IN : 2 Hrs 5 Min

INGREDIENTS

8 ounces pitted prunes
8 ounces dried apricots
1/3 cup raisins
1 (15 ounce) can pineapple chunks, undrained
1 (16 ounce) can cherry pie filling
1/4 cup dry sherry
1 cup water
1/3 cup blanched slivered almonds

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a deep baking dish, mix together prunes, dried apricots, raisins, and pineapple chunks. In a separate bowl, combine cherry pie filling, sherry, and water. Pour over the fruit, and blend thoroughly. Stir in almonds.

Cover, and bake in preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours.


Notes
Serve warm on a plate, or spoon into individual sherbet dishes topped with a dressing of equal parts vanilla yogurt and cream with 1 tablespoon honey. Garnish with sprinkling of slivered almonds.
Freezes well, and reheats very well.