This simple but elegant dessert brings a taste of the tropics to your table.

Makes 4 servings

ACTIVE TIME: 10 minutes

TOTAL TIME: 15 minutes

EASE OF PREPARATION: Easy

2 mangoes
4 teaspoons brown sugar
4 teaspoons rum or orange juice
1 lime, cut into wedges

1. Preheat broiler.
2. Place one mango on a cutting board with the narrow side facing you. With a sharp knife, slice off one side, sliding the knife along the flat seed. Repeat on the other side of the mango. With a paring knife, make crisscross cuts through the flesh, cutting up to but not through the skin. Repeat with the second mango. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon brown sugar over each mango half, then drizzle each one with 1 teaspoon rum (or orange juice). Set mango halves on a broiler pan or baking sheet. Broil until tops are light golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Serve with lime wedges.

NUTRITION INFORMATION: Per serving: 96 calories; 0 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 0 mg cholesterol; 22 g carbohydrate; 1 g protein; 2 g fiber; 4 mg sodium.

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