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Peach Melba

Sean
Poached peaches with a raspberry sauce and a huge scoop of vanilla ice cream make this peach Melba a wonderful dessert. It is a great way to take advantage of this summer fruit.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Cooling Time 4 hours
Total Time 4 hours 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 4 servings
Calories 545 kcal

Equipment

  • Large pan
  • Tongs
  • Spoon
  • Saucepan
  • Fine mesh sieve
  • Ice cream scoop

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds peaches about 4, halved and pitted
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Poaching liquid

  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 10 mint leaves

Raspberry Sauce

  • 12 ounces raspberries
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • ½ teaspoon balsamic vinegar

Instructions
 

Poaching the peaches

  • In a large pan over medium heat combine the water, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla, sugar, and salt. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar dissolves. Add the peaches cut side up into the pan and cook for 5-7 minutes.
  • Flip the peaches over, add the mint leaves, and cook for another 5-7 minutes and remove from the heat, and allow to cool in the pan. Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for 4 hours.
  • Remove the skin if you would like.

Making the raspberry sauce

  • In a saucepan over medium heat add the raspberries, sugar, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice and a tablespoon of the poaching liquid. Cook the raspberries by continuously stirring until they break apart and the liquid boils.
  • Continue to cook for another 5 minutes and then remove from the heat. Strain the sauce using the fine mesh sieve into a bowl, cover and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
  • Once the peaches are cool add 2 scoops of ice cream and top with some raspberry sauce.

Notes

You can reserve the poaching liquid for other desserts or you can reduce it into a thick syrup to add to your tea or other drinks or desserts. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 545kcalCarbohydrates: 101gProtein: 7gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 52mgSodium: 278mgPotassium: 682mgFiber: 10gSugar: 86gVitamin A: 1373IUVitamin C: 41mgCalcium: 195mgIron: 2mg
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Keyword Ice Cream, Peach, Raspberry, Summer
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