Caramelized Peaches

Name: Caramelized Peaches
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Nectarines 2; Sugar to taste; Sugar 0.6 cup; Fresh liquid cream 2.7 tbsp; Butter (room temperature) 0.7 tbsp; Water 2 tbsp; Vanilla bean to taste; Gelato 4 scoops, flavors of your choice to taste; Mint to taste

345

Calories per serving

Gluten Free
Vegetarian

Energy Kcal 345
Carbohydrates g 55.4
of which sugars g 55
Protein g 4.2
Fats g 11.8
of which saturated fat g 6.83
Fiber g 4.6
Cholesterol mg 37
Sodium mg 50

Difficulty: Very easy
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Serving: 4 persone
Cost: Very low

PRESENTATION

According to food writer Niki Segnit, author of The Flavor Thesaurus, as a high-society lady in the early 1900s, you were nobody if you didn't have a peach-based dessert dedicated to you. Peaches cooked in vanilla and decorated with violets and sugar threads for Sarah Bernhardt, with champagne zabaglione for Empress Eugenia, or with alpine strawberry ice cream for Zola's muse. But today, let's start with the basics: caramelized peaches! The perfect dessert to prepare at the last minute for your guests to beautifully conclude a summer dinner. Warm nectarine peaches will be the perfect base to welcome a scoop of your favorite ice cream or some soft and creamy dollops of whipped cream. And for the most indulgent? The caramel sauce will satisfy even them! Prepare caramelized peaches, and all that will be left to do is find a diva to dedicate this dessert to... like your mom, for example!

INGREDIENTS

345

Calories per serving

Nectarines 2

Sugar to taste

For the caramel: Sugar 0.6 cup (120 g); Fresh liquid cream 2.7 tbsp (40 g); Butter 0.7 tbsp (10 g) - (room temperature); Water 2 tbsp (30 g); Vanilla bean to taste

For garnish: Gelato to taste - 4 scoops, flavors of your choice; Mint to taste

Preparation

How to prepare Caramelized Peaches

To prepare the caramelized peaches, start by preheating the static oven to 350°F, then move on to the peaches: wash them 1, cut them in half 2, and remove the pit by scoring it with a small knife 3.

Dip the peach halves in sugar, flesh side down 4, then place them in small baking dishes 5 and transfer them onto a baking sheet or tray 6; then bake them in the preheated oven at 350°F for 25 minutes 6.

Meanwhile, take care of the caramel: in a large saucepan, pour the water 7 and add the sugar 8. Without stirring, turn on the heat and boil the water and sugar mixture 9 until you get a nice amber color.

While the caramel is cooking, place the room temperature butter cut into pieces in a small bowl. Then, with a knife, scrape the seeds from the tip of the vanilla bean 10 and add them to the butter 11, mixing everything with a spoon to blend well 12.

When the caramel has turned amber, remove the saucepan from the heat and, stirring with a whisk, slowly add the cream, being careful as it will foam up a lot (13-14). Continue mixing the cream into the caramel, then add the vanilla-flavored butter 15

and mix well until all the ingredients are well combined and the caramel is thick and rich 16. Meanwhile, your peaches will be ready: take them out of the oven 17 and pour a generous ladle of caramel over each peach, directly in each small baking dish 18.

Add a scoop of your favorite ice cream 19, garnish with a mint leaf 20, and serve 21. Your caramelized peaches are ready to be enjoyed!

How to store

It is recommended to enjoy the caramelized peaches immediately. If you want to get ahead, you can bake the peaches up to a day before, but it is advisable to prepare the caramel and add it only when serving, along with the ice cream.

Tips

For an even more unique flavor, you can replace the vanilla with lemon zest or ground cinnamon and mix them with the butter that will go into the caramel.

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