POACHED PEACHES IN SPARKLING WINE WITH BASIL & VANILLA

Poached peaches in sparkling wine with basil & vanilla image

Plump peaches poached in sparkling wine and served with silky smooth vanilla ice cream - the ideal summer pud

Provided by Tom Kerridge

Categories Dessert

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 vanilla pods , seeds scraped
100g golden caster sugar
8 basil leaves
4 large peaches , cut in half and stoned
200ml sparkling wine
picked basil leaves , to garnish
1 vanilla pod , seeds only
100g mascarpone
100ml whipping cream

Steps:

Put the vanilla pods, seeds and sugar in a saucepan with 200ml water and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Once boiling, drop in the basil and peaches. Poach for 2-3 mins until just tender, then put a lid on the pan and leave the peaches to cool in the syrup.
Once cool, pour in the sparkling wine and leave for 10 mins. While the poached fruit is soaking up the wine, beat the vanilla, mascarpone and cream together to soft peaks. Serve the peaches in a bowl with plenty of the liquid. Finish with a spoonful of the cream and a few basil leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 404 calories, Fat 21 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 40 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 3 grams protein, Sodium 0.1 milligram of sodium