Sophie’s Nectarine’s poached in Maple Syrup

INGREDIENTS

• cut nectarines in half, remove seeds.
• place in an ovenproof dish cut side up
• mix a small amount of hot water with the scrapings of the vanilla bean pod
• add masses of maple syrup
• pour over nectarines – you don’t need to cover but make sure they are sitting in it
• add a small piece of butter to the top of each piece of nectarine
• baste twice during cooking – cook at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes
• serve with burnt fig and caramel ice cream – YUM