Melanie Barnard, co-author of Bon Appetit's "30-Minute Main Courses" column, says whole, halved, or quartered strawberries hold up well during the roasting process.

• 1 lb. Driscoll's strawberries, whole, halved, or quartered
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp. lemon juice
• 2 Tbs. Framboise, brandy or raspberry flavored syrup
• 2 cups vanilla ice cream, or raspberry ice cream or gelato

Preheat oven to 500°F. Rinse, drain and hull berries. Turn into bowl and sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice. Toss gently to coat. Turn coated berries into shallow casserole or ovenproof 10 inch skillet and arrange in single layer. Roast, stirring twice, until berries are just softened and syrup forms, about 5 minutes. Remove from oven. Stir in Framboise, brandy or syrup. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes. Divide ice cream or gelato among bowls. Spoon warm berries and sauce over.

This recipe serves 4 people. Due to the nature of this recipe, it adjusts the number of servings in multiples of 4 only.

Per serving: calories 232, fat 7.7g, 31% calories from fat, cholesterol 29mg, protein 3.0g, carbohydrates 36.2g, fiber 2.6g, sugar 33.4g, sodium 54mg, diet points 5.3.

Dietary Exchanges: Milk: 0.0, Vegetable: 0.0, Fruit: 0.6, Bread: 0.0, Lean meat: 0.0, Fat: 1.7, Sugar: 2.1, Very lean meat protein: 0.0

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