Fifteen-Minute Fruit Gratin

• 1 to 1 1/2 pounds perfectly ripe, soft fruit, such as peaches and/or berries
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat the broiler; set the rack as close to the heat source as possible (even 2 inches is not too close).
2. Wash, pit, stem, and peel the fruit as necessary.
3. Cut stone fruit in halves or slices as you prefer.
4. Cut strawberries in thick slices; leave smaller berries whole.
5. Put the fruitthere should be at least 2 cupsin a baking or gratin dish just large enough to hold it.
6. Whip the cream with 2 tablespoons of the sugar and the vanilla until it is thick and just barely holding soft peaks.
7. Pour it over and around the fruit.
8. Sprinkle with the remaining 1 tablespoon sugar.
9. Broil carefully, allowing the cream to brown all over and even burn in a couple of spots; rotate the baking dish during broiling if necessary.
10. Remove and serve.
11. Using sour cream in place of cream will produce a strikingly different result.
12. Sour cream is thick, rich, flavorful, and (obviously) sour; sweet cream becomes thinner and saucier in texture: Combine 1 cup sour cream with just enough milkabout 1/4 cupto allow you to whisk it smooth.
13. Add 2 tablespoons sugar and proceed as directed, using 1 tablespoon brown sugar for the topping.

perfectly, heavy cream, sugar, vanilla

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fifteen-minute-fruit-gratin-386817 (may not work)