Toffee-Topped Vanilla Peaches

In a weird old British cookbook from my mom’s collection I saw a recipe for “toffee” peaches that looked too easy to be good. I wondered how peaches covered with whipped cream and coarse sugar and broiled could possibly impress. And why the ridiculous “toffee” descriptor? How could this be like toffee? I probably don’t have to tell you that this adaptation of the recipe may be one of the most delightful dishes you cook from this book. The vanilla bean–specked peaches and pillowy whipped cre