AMARETTI PEACHES WITH HONEY & CHOCOLATE

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An Italian classic with a twist, the perfect end to an Italian Sunday lunch

Provided by Ruth Watson

Categories     Dessert, Dinner

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 8

6large just ripe but firm peaches
15 loose (or 9 paper-wrapped) amaretti biscuits
scant blanched almond
85g dark chocolate (minimum 60% cocoa solids), roughly broken
1large egg , beaten
2 tbsp honey - clear or set
500g tub crème fraîche or mascarpone
a little cocoa powder

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 200C/gas 6/fan 180C. Halve and stone the peaches, then dig out a little flesh from the centre of each half, using a sharp-edged soup spoon. Put flesh and peaches to one side.
  • Tip the amaretti, almonds and chocolate into a food processor and pulse until the mixture is like coarse gravel. Add the spooned-out peach flesh, egg and honey and whizz for just a second or two to combine - don't over-process.
  • Spoon the stuffing into the peach halves, mounding it up a little. Arrange the peaches in a single layer in a heavy baking tin, then bake for 25-30 minutes or until the flesh is tender and the stuffing nicely browned. Serve hot, with a dollop of mascarpone or crème fraîche and a dusting of sifted cocoa powder.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264 calories, Fat 11 grams fat, SaturatedFat 3 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 37 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 16 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.23 milligram of sodium

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