Cook 3/4 cup each blackberries and seedless red grapes, 1/3 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons water in a small saucepan over medium heat until juicy, about 10 minutes. Remove the fruit with a slotted spoon and continue simmering the liquid until syrupy, about 2 more minutes. Let cool slightly. Stir the fruit back into the syrup and spoon over vanilla ice cream.

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SERVES 4 (assuming 1/2 cup ice cream per serving); Calories: 226; Total Fat 7 grams; Saturated Fat: 4.5 grams; Protein: 3 grams; Total carbohydrates: 38 grams; Sugar: 35 grams Fiber 0 grams; Cholesterol: 29 milligrams; Sodium: 54 milligrams