Poached Peaches with Almond Parfait and Raspberries

Name: Poached Peaches with Almond Parfait and Raspberries
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: 250 ml / 9 fl oz milk; 1 vanilla pod; 375 ml / 13 fl oz whipping cream, whipped to ribbon stage; 1 cinnamon stick; about 150 g / 5 oz caster sugar; 250 g / 9 oz caster sugar; 450 g / 1 lb raspberries; 225 g / 8 oz caster sugar; 4 drops of almond essence; raspberries, to decorate; 6 egg yolks; 4 peaches

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Rhubarb and Black Pudding

By Paul Heathcote and Matthew Fort

Published 1998

About

Ingredients

250 g / 9 oz caster sugar
1 cinnamon stick

Europe
United Kingdom
Dessert
Gluten-free
Vegetarian
England

Method

Well ahead, make the Almond Parfait: put the milk and vanilla pod in a pan and bring to just below the boil. Whisk the egg yolks and sugar together in a heatproof bowl until light. Pour the milk over the egg mixture, then return to the pan and cook, stirring continuously, until the custard coats the back of a spoon. Remove from the heat. Pass through a fine sieve, stir i