Beautiful golden jewels of a dessert, soft and sweet as a kiss, and ever so simple to make.
- 4 peaches
- 30g unsalted butter, softened
- 50g caster sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 75g amaretti biscuits, crumbled
- 2 tbsp amaretto liqueur
- Pre-heat the oven to 160C fan (180C)
- Cut the peaches in half and remove the stones
- Place them all, cut side up, in a snug single layer in an ceramic ovenproof dish
- Beat together the butter and sugar
- Add the egg yolk and beat well, then tip in the crumbled amaretti and mix in to make a fairly stiff mixture
- Divide the mixture into 8 pieces, roll into balls and press each one into the centre of each peach half
- Sprinkle with amaretto and bake for 25 mins
- until the peaches are soft and the topping is golden
Serve warm with a drizzle of cream over the top
Sophie cooks 