The ultimate end of summer dessert – Peach Melba! Sweet, caramelized peaches served with homemade raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream
I cannot believe September is already here! Where has this summer gone?
School is back (unfortunately) and we are slowly, I mean really slowly adjusting (or better said trying to 🙂 ) to the new schedule. Goodbye sleeping in late, lazy days and tons of fun. My poor little girl came home yesterday with homework. Homework on the first day! I guess we just have to speed up into school mood.
Well, I knew it was going to be a hard and long day so I thought an ice cream dessert and some peaches would make her happy. She adores both of them! So, I made Peach Melba to surprise her after school. Peach Melba is a famous dessert, created by French chef, Auguste Escoffier to honor the Australian soprano Nellie Melba.
Wow! Honestly, one of the best desserts I’ve had all summer. And really easy too! Beautiful, caramelized peaches, served with homemade raspberry sauce and vanilla ice cream…ah! just heaven!
In the original recipe, peaches are blanched for a couple of seconds and then peeled. I just grilled them! I think peaches are terrific grilled for a couple of minutes over a medium flame. The heat of the grill brings out the natural sugars and softens the flesh. The result is a CRAZY yum…sweet, slightly caramelized and soft peaches.
Serve them of top of a homemade raspberry sauce and 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, sprinkle some sliced almonds over and there you have the ultimate end of summer dessert!
- Raspberry Sauce
- 2 cups fresh raspberries
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons cornstarch
- Grilled Peaches
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 fresh ripe peaches, peeled and pitted
- vanilla ice cream 8 scoops
- some fresh raspberries for garnish
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
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Make Raspberry Sauce: Puree fresh raspberries, sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a blender or using a and blender. Strain the mixture through a sieve into a medium saucepan and discard the seeds. Cook over medium heat, stirring, until warmed through for about 1 minute. In a small bowl, whisk cornstarch with 2 tablespoons warm water and then add the mixture to the saucepan. Bring to boil, stirring, until thickened, for about 2-3 minutes. Remove from the heat, allow to cool completely and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
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Make Grilled Peaches: In a small bowl, mix melted butter with brown sugar. Cut each peach into wedges. Brush wedges with some of the butter mixture and grill them over medium heat, just until tender, about 3 minutes. Set aside and allow to cool slightly.
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To serve Peach Melba add a thick layer of raspberry sauce in a glass, add 2 scoops of vanilla ice cream, top with grilles peaches and a couple of fresh raspberries and sprinkle 1/2 tablespoon of sliced almonds on top. Enjoy!
This recipe was adapted from Canadian Living magazine, July 2014 issue
Homework on the first day? That’s crazy! But this would definitely cheer anyone up. It looks amazing!
Ahhh I love grilled peaches! Such a tasty and beautiful looking dessert!!!
Wow, this dessert couldn’t be simpler, but looks so decadent. I love grilled peaches, so I can tell this recipe tastes as good as it looks!
Wow!! What a treat. I love simple desserts that are fruit based. Thank you.
Love the idea to grill the peaches! Can’t believe summer is over. Thanks for the recipe!
This is so pretty and sounds absolutely scrumptious. It would definitely chase away my homework blues. 🙂
I love this and I will be making it. It’s such a colorful dessert.
I’m pinning this to make it this week. This looks delicious and is such a beautiful dessert! I love grilled peaches.
looks so gooooooood!
I completely agree with you. Summer ha gone by SO fast! And this light peachy dessert does indeed look like the perfect way to end it. So pretty!
Yummm! Love that you grilled the peaches. This looks so delicious!
You’ve made back to school a whole lot better with this recipe – it looks like such a gorgeous end of summer treat!
That looks so good and the images are wonderful! Nice post!
Your girl is lucky! I bet she feels much better with this gorgeous little treat. The grilled peaches sound lovely, and so do the raspberry sauce! I sure will miss the summer fruits, but not the HOT weather. 😛
Looks fantastic! I just bought fresh peaches yesterday and needed something pretty to make. This will do! 🙂
What a gorgeous dessert that I’m going to have to give a try this weekend. I’m overloaded with amazing peaches at the moment, but seem to be in a rut of plopping them on ice cream with maple syrup. Time to switch things up!
Love these combinations! It looks scrumptious.
I love the colors and flavors in this dessert. It looks too pretty to eat 🙂
We just picked up a bag of fresh peaches, your timing for sharing this is perfect! Thanks so much for giving us this piece of delicious inspiration.
Looks gorgeous! Perfect end of summer dessert! Pinning!
I had never heard of ‘Peach Melba’ but I’ve fallen for it looking at your pictures. This looks like a delicious summertime dessert.
What a great end of summer dessert! I am so sad to see summer ending, but can’t wait for all the yummy fall dishes!
I have never eaten Peach Melba before but now I know I will try making this very soon.
Just gorgeous!! I love the look of these.
I love peaches and cream, so peaches and ice cream would be even better.
This sounds delicious and looks beautiful, it is coming to the end of peach season here but may just squeeze one of these in as I have not had peach melba in years!
Looks wonderful! Love the fresh fruit and grilled peaches too!
What a mouthwatering treat, I love peaches and vanilla icreaml
I love your food photography! This recipe looks delicious!
Wowza ! this is the kind of treat I just wanna dive into. Beautiful !
This looks amazing .. I can’t wait to try it!!!