Recipe courtesy of Michele Urvater
Poached Peaches in Vanilla Syrup
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 to 8 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 350
- Total Fat
- 1
- Saturated Fat
- 0
- Carbohydrates
- 90
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 82
- Protein
- 3
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 7
- Total: 2 hr 15 min
- Prep: 1 hr 30 min
- Cook: 45 min
Ingredients
8 peaches, peeled
3 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 to 3-inch piece of fresh vanilla bean
3 slices lemon
2 cups seedless red or green grapes
1/2 cup dried cranberries
Fresh mint for garnish
Directions
- To peel the peaches, plunge them into boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes. remove and remove peel; cut peaches in half
- Bring water, sugar, vanilla and lemon slices to a boil. Add the peaches and simmer until tender. Remove the vanilla bean from the syrup and reduce the syrup by a third.
- Pit the peaches and cut them in quarters. Set them in a bowl, add the grapes and cranberries and pour hot vanilla syrup over them; chill until ready to eat. Eat as is chilled or as a topping for frozen yogurt or pound cake