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August 8, 2011
Peach Melba
Delicious Desserts
Prep time:
15 minutesCooking time:
25 minutes“Fresh peaches are expensive except in the summer during the peak of their harvest season. Canned peach halves will also work perfectly in this recipe, plus they will be less costly.”
Ingredients
Serves 4
- 1 cup frozen raspberries, thawed
- 1 teaspoon plus 1 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 fresh peaches
- 4 cups peach ice cream or vanilla ice cream
- 4 tablespoons whipped cream
- 4 tablespoons chopped pecans
Directions
1
Combine raspberries, 1 teaspoon sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan. Cook over low heat until thickened, about 10 minutes. Strain through a fine sieve; cool.
2
Heat remaining sugar, water, lemon peel and vanilla in a large saucepan over low heat until sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Add peaches; cook until tender, about 10 minutes. Chill.
3
Drain peaches; peel. Cut into halves from top to bottom; discard pits. Place a peach half in each dessert dish. Place 1 cup of ice cream in each peach half.
4
Drizzle sauce over ice cream. Garnish with whipped cream and chopped pecans. Serve immediately.
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To keep the tiny raspberry seeds from clogging the sieve or strainer, do not try to push the raspberries through the mesh. Instead, tap the rim of the strainer with a wooden spoon and watch the pulp go through the strainer, leaving the seeds behind.
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