Individual Peach and Amaretti

Submitted by Mary Jenny

"Individual Peach and Amaretti dessert!"

 

• Ready In: 28mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 cup finely crushed amaretti cookie (one 200 g package, 250mL)
• 3 tablespoons melted butter (45 mL)
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar (30 mL)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (30 mL)

• Filling

• 1⁄2 lb cream cheese, at room temperature (250 g)
• 1⁄2 lb mascarpone, at room temperature (250 g)
• 1⁄3 cup sugar (75 mL)
• 2 eggs
• 3 ripe ontario peaches, peeled, pitted and crushed

• Garnish

• 2 ripe ontario peaches, thinly sliced for decorating
• sugar

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) and place oven rack in centre position.
2. In a medium–sized bowl, mix cookie crumbs, melted butter, brown sugar and flour. Divide crumb mixture evenly among 8 ramekins, about 2 tbsp (30 mL) each, pressing into bottoms. Place ramekins on a baking sheet and bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool.
3. Lower the oven to 325°F (160°C).
4. With a mixer or a wooden spoon, combine the cream cheese and mascarpone. Add sugar, beat in eggs one at a time and mix until smooth. Add the crushed peaches to the cheese mixture and stir to combine. Divide mixture evenly among each ramekin spooning cream cheese filling on top of cooled crusts.
5. Garnish with peaches and sugar!