Broiled Summer Fruit with Anise-Honey Butter Recipe

• 1/4 pound softened unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon ground anise seed
• 1/4 cup honey
• The inner scrapings of 1 split vanilla bean
• An assortment of summer fruit, including quartered figs; sliced peaches, plums, and apricots; pitted and halved cherries; diced mango and papaya; sliced red bananas; halved strawberries; and whole raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries

1. Combine butter, anise seed, honey, and vanilla bean in a food processor.
2. Process until smooth and creamy; set aside.
3. Prepare an assortment of summer fruit, including quartered figs; sliced peaches, plums, and apricots; pitted and halved cherries; diced mango and papaya; sliced red bananas; halved strawberries; and whole raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries.
4. Preheat the broiler.
5. Spread the fruit out on a metal baking pan.
6. Spoon bits of the butter mixture over, using about half of the butter.
7. (Refrigerate the remainder for another use.)
8. Broil the fruit for 5 to 8 minutes, or until the fruit is bubbling and browned.
9. Serve with pound cake, angel food cake, shortbread cookies, or vanilla ice cream.

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Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/broiled-summer-fruit-with-anise-honey-butter-10482 (may not work)