Wine-poached peaches
Serves 4
Easy
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Make the most of the peach season with this decadent summer time desert. Each poached peach is topped off with whipped cream, syrup and a scattering of pistachios
Skip to ingredients
- 350ml desert wine
- a dash (optional) grenadine
- 4 tbsp golden caster sugar
- 170ml double cream
- a small handful pistachios
- to serve whipped cream
Method
step 1
Heat 350ml dessert wine, 200ml water, a dash of grenadine (optional) and 4 tbsp golden caster sugar until it has dissolved. Add 4 peaches and poach for 15-20 minutes, or until tender. Remove the peaches from the syrup and slip off the skins.
step 2
Reduce the liquid to a syrup by turning up the heat and boiling down. Meanwhile, whip 170ml double cream and chop a small handful of pistachios. Serve each peach with whipped cream, some syrup and pistachios.
