Honey-Poached Peaches

"Make up to a day ahead and store in a covered container in the fridge."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
3
Serves:
6
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ingredients

  • 3 ounces golden superfine sugar
  • 4 tablespoons clear honey
  • 6 peaches, small and rip, but firm
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directions

  • Pour 2.5 c cold water into a large shallow pan or non-stick frying pan. Stir in the sugar and honey and cook over a low heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring to the boil, then bubble gently for 10 minutes.
  • Add the peaches, then cover and simmer in the sugar syrup for 5–10min until just soft. Remove with a slotted spoon, put on to a plate and leave to cool.
  • Boil the syrup for 10 mins until reduced to about 1 cup then cool and chill.
  • Skin the peaches if you want to and serve with a little of the honey syrup.

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  1. This sounds like it would be wonderful served warm over vanilla icecream!
     
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I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)
 
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