Roast Peaches with Vanilla Syrup

Name: Roast Peaches with Vanilla Syrup
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) caster sugar; 50 g (2 oz) butter; 100 g (3½ oz) demerara sugar; 2 ripe nectarines, pitted and quartered; 2 ripe peaches, pitted and quartered; 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 100 g (3½ oz) dark brown sugar; 8 star anise; 2 vanilla pods, halved; 4 mint sprigs, to garnish; 100 ml (3½ fl oz) water

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Le Cordon Bleu Matching Wine with Food

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2010

About

Fruit-based desserts, such as these succulent peaches, benefit from Riesling’s freshness and lightness.

Ingredients

2 ripe peaches, pitted and quartered
2 ripe nectarines, pitted and quartered
100 g (3½

Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 220°C (425°F/gas 7).

Place the peach and nectarine quarters, skin side down, onto a large piece of foil. Sprinkle the fruit with the demerara sugar, and place a little butter onto each fruit quarter. Seal the edges of the foil together to make a parcel and p