I’ve never appreciated pies the way I know a lot of other folks do. I love chocolate so much that I always feel if I’m going to eat something fattening, I want it to be super-decadent—and pies, to me, are not. If I’m going to eat something that tastes like fruit, I figure I might as well just eat fruit and save the additional calories to later get my chocolate fix. Then I started cooking fruit more, and it totally changed my view. Granted, I make fruit much cleaner (as in healthier) than putting it in pies, but there’s something really satisfying about a baked peach or a roasted grapefruit that just doesn’t come across in uncooked fruit. This makes a hearty amount, so it’s perfect for when you’re craving something sweet, and lots of it. If you want just a little something, I’d recommend sharing it with a buddy.

　　

Ingredients

makes 2 servings

　　Butter-flavored cooking spray

　　2 firm medium peaches

　　2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed

　　4 pinches ground cinnamon

　　1 cup fat-free churned vanilla ice cream, divided (I used Breyer’s Double Churn)

　　

Step 1

Preheat the broiler. Line a small baking sheet with foil. Lightly mist the foil with spray.

　　

Step 2

Cut each peach in half, crossing over the stem. Remove the pit. (If the peach is ripe, this should be easy to do with your fingers. If you have trouble, use a spoon to gently dig it out, being careful not to remove too much of the flesh.) Place the peach halves, side by side, cut sides up, in the pan, and sprinkle each with 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar and a pinch of cinnamon. Broil on high for 2 to 4 minutes, or until the peaches are tender and the sugar begins to bubble and caramelize (brown lightly).

　　

Step 3

Divide the peaches between 2 dessert bowls and top each with 1/2 cup ice cream. Serve immediately.

　　

nutrition information

Step 4

Each serving (2 peach halves with 1/2 cup ice cream) has:

　　

Step 5

Calories: 187

　　

Step 6

Protein: 4g

　　

Step 7

Carbohydrates: 45g

　　

Step 8

Trace Fat

　　

Step 9

Trace Saturated Fat

　　

Step 10

Cholesterol: 0mg

　　

Step 11

Fiber: 5g

　　

Step 12

Sodium: 55 mg

　　Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.