Peaches and Ice Cream

peaches and ice cream

Peaches and Ice Cream sounds like such a simple dish and it is!  There is no need to stew the peaches.

All you need, is a small amount of sugar, which over time makes a lovely syrup to drizzle over the peaches and ice cream.

It is the a lovely way to end a meal.

Peaches and Ice Cream

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 5 Large peaches
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp white sugar
  • 4 Scoops vanilla ice cream (or could substitute with vanilla yogurt)

Directions

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Drop in the peaches and leave them for 17 seconds. Plunge them into a pot with icy cold water. The skins will just slide off.
Peaches and Ice Cream - remove the skins
Slice the peaches into eighths. Place in a medium sized bowl. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve the sugar.
Peaches and Ice Cream - add the sugar
Leave the peaches in the bowl at room temperature and continue to stir every 5 minutes or so for about 40 minutes. A large amount of syrup will form.
Peaches and Sugar
Place a scoop of ice cream in the bottom of a serving dish. Top with the peaches and then drizzle the syrup over top.

 

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