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Peach Melba: photo of the dish
Illustrative photo: Robbie Sproule — CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
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Peach Melba

Vanilla-poached peaches, vanilla ice cream, raspberry sauce and almonds: the dessert Escoffier created for an opera singer.

  • 25 min
  • 4 servings
  • Easy
  • Moderate
  • French

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

372 kcal per serving

Protein
3.9 g
Carbohydrates
70.7 g
of which sugars
66.5 g
Fat
6.7 g
of which saturated fat
3.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Make a syrup with 50 cl (about 2 cups) of water, 100 g of sugar and the split vanilla bean.
  2. Poach the peaches for 5 to 8 minutes depending on ripeness, peel them and let them cool in the syrup.
  3. Blend the raspberries with the remaining sugar and strain through a fine sieve.
  4. In serving glasses, place a scoop of ice cream and a peach half, then drizzle with the sauce; add almonds and whipped cream if you like.

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