Name: Poached peaches, raspberries and cream
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 cup water; 2 cup sugar; 4 peaches, washed, cross cut at base; 120 gram punnet raspberries; 300 millilitre cream, lightly whipped

Poached peaches, raspberries and cream

Serves 4

Prep

Cook

20M

Total

25M

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Ingredients

3 cup water

2 cup sugar

4 peaches, washed, cross cut at base

120 gram punnet raspberries

300 millilitre cream, lightly whipped

Method

1.In a medium saucepan, combine water and sugar. Stir over a medium heat, until sugar dissolves. Bring to boil, without stirring.

2.Add whole peaches and simmer, uncovered, for 8 minutes. Turn heat off and set aside for 5 minutes. Remove peaches from syrup. When cool enough to handle, peel skin off.

3.Return syrup to a medium heat, and simmer 10 minutes to reduce and thicken. Cool for 5 minutes.

4.Place peaches in serving bowls with a portion of raspberries. Pour syrup over and serve with cream.

Add a split vanilla bean or 1 teaspoon of vanilla bean paste to syrup during cooking if desired.
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