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Caramelized Peaches With Ice Cream

Place settingFrancois Dischinger
Serves 6 Hands-On Time: 10m Total Time: 30m

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 peaches, unpeeled
  • 1 pint vanilla ice cream

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 400° F. In a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, combine the butter, sugar, vanilla, and 1/4 cup water. Place the dish in the heating oven until the butter melts. Remove from oven and stir to combine.
  2. Cut each peach in half and remove the pits. Arrange the peach halves in the dish cut-side down. Roast until the peaches are tender, about 20 minutes. If desired, slip the peach skins off and discard.
  3. Divide the warm peach halves among 6 bowls cut-side up, spoon the pan juices over the top, and serve with a scoop of the ice cream.
August 2006
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Quick Tip

Pat washed fruits and veggies dry before bagging them for storage. Damp items spoil quickly.

Nutritional Information

  • Per Serving
  • Calories 258Calories From Fat 38%
  • Fat  11g
  • Sat Fat  7g
  • Cholesterol  37mg
  • Sodium  34mg
  • Carbohydrate  41g
  • Fiber  2g
  • Sugar  36g
  • Protein  2g
What does this mean? See Nutrition 101.

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