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I discovered a lovely meal-ender yesterday, based on the concepts of pie, cherries jubilee, and grilled pineapple: Simply sautéed fruit.

I keep seeing all these recipes involving fruit cooked with sugar. But think about it: Fruit carries its own sugar. It’s already sweet. It’s why grilled pineapple is so amazing without any added sugar (slice it into rings or chunks and throw it on the grill for a few minutes — you can thank me later).

So, I cut up/pitted/hulled some cherries, strawberries, a pluot (a cool hybrid of plum and apricot that I bought because it was on sale), and blueberries (which I left whole).

I sprayed a frying pan with olive oil (healthier than veg and doesn’t affect the flavor like I used to suspect it would), heated it up to a medium-low setting, and dumped the fruit in. After 3-4 minutes, I turned everything over and cooked for another 3-4 minutes, and dropped it into a bowl.

It was SO fantastic. The strawberries were the least interesting, but I’m not the world’s hugest strawberry fan, so that may be why. The blueberries and cherries were phenomenal.

I’m going to make it again tonight for friends and drop some granola over the mix at the end. Highly recommended. (And healthy!) I’ll grab a picture of it later to share.