How to Make Peach Melba

heavy cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: whipped coconut cream

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: agave syrup

Honey provides sweetness with fewer calories

raspberries

🥗Healthier: strawberries

💰Cheaper: frozen raspberries

Strawberries are often less expensive and still flavorful

vanilla bean

🥗Healthier: vanilla extract

💰Cheaper: vanilla essence

Vanilla extract offers similar flavor at a lower cost

Prepare peaches by halving and removing the seeds, then crisscross the bottom with a paring knife.

Combine water, white wine, and sugar in a saucepan and bring to a simmer.

Add a split vanilla bean to the poaching liquid.

Gently poach the peaches in the simmering liquid until soft, being careful not to boil.

Remove the peaches from the poaching liquid and let them cool before peeling.

Make raspberry sauce by pureeing raspberries with lemon juice and sugar, then strain through a sieve to remove seeds.

Once the peaches are cool, peel the skin off and cut them into quarters.

Serve the peach quarters over vanilla ice cream, drizzle with the raspberry sauce, and garnish with fresh raspberries and mint.

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