Name: Baked peach melba with clotted cream recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 4 peaches, halved, and stones removed; 150ml (¼ pint) dessert wine (we used Browns Orange Muscat Flora); 30g (1oz) macaroons, amaretti biscuits, or ratafia biscuits, crushed; ½tsp ground cinnamon; 1tbsp runny honey; 15g (½oz) butter, softened; 125g (4oz) redcurrants; 200g pot clotted cream

By GoodtoKnow

published 6 August 2011

in Recipes

A really quick and easy dessert which makes the most of ripe summer peaches

Ingredients

4 peaches, halved, and stones removed
150ml (¼ pint) dessert wine (we used Browns Orange Muscat Flora)
30g (1oz) macaroons, amaretti biscuits, or ratafia biscuits, crushed
½tsp ground cinnamon
1tbsp runny honey
15g (½oz) butter, softened
125g (4oz) redcurrants
200g pot clotted cream

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Method

Heat the oven to gas mark 6 or 200°C. Arrange the halved peaches, cut-side up, in an ovenproof dish and pour the dessert wine over.
Mix the crushed biscuits with the cinnamon, honey and butter. Spoon the filling into each peach half.
Scatter the redcurrants over the top and bake for 15 mins, until the peaches are tender. Serve with dollops of clotted cream.

Top Tip for making Baked peach melba with clotted cream

Whizz the biscuits in a mini-processor and combine with the cinnamon, honey and butter for a speedy way to make the filling.

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