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Quick Peach Melba

Rated as 4.33 out of 5 Stars
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"Turn on the appliances: For Quick Peach Melba, microwave fresh peaches in a little peach schnapps. Raspberry sauce will zip together fast in a food processor or a blender."
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Ingredients

2 h 21 m servings 365 cals
Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

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  1. Pour schnapps in a microwave-safe pan or pie plate large enough to hold peach halves in a single layer. Place peaches, cut side down in pan. Microwave on high Pour schnapps in a microwave-safe pie plate large enough to hold all peach halves in a single layer. Place peaches cut side down in pan. Microwave on high for 3 minutes. Turn peaches over and microwave about 2 minutes longer, until the fruit is tender when poked with a sharp knife. Let peaches cool, then peel. Refrigerate. for 3 minutes.
  2. Transfer jam to a microwave-safe measuring cup; microwave on high 1 to 2 minutes until partially melted. In a food processor, puree jam and raspberries. Set a fine-mesh strainer over a bowl; strain sauce to remove seeds, pressing with a rubber spatula. Discard seeds. Refrigerate.
  3. Put 1/2 cup ice cream in each of eight shallow bowls, then a peach half, 2 Tbs. sauce and 1 Tb. almonds. Serve.
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Footnotes

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  • Serve surplus sauce on fruit, yogurt, waffles, etc.
  • Copyright 2006 USA WEEKEND and columnist Pam Anderson. All rights reserved.

Nutrition Facts


Per Serving: 365 calories; 10.8 g fat; 62.5 g carbohydrates; 4 g protein; 29 mg cholesterol; 57 mg sodium. Full nutrition

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Absolutely phenomenal! I've been looking for this recipe for nearly 10 years.

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Very good and easy. I made it for two, I'm glad I have extra sauce so I'm going to make it again tomorrow. I didn't have any almonds, not sure if I would have used them if I did. Adding that tex...

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I was disappointed in this dish. The raspberry sauce was good. The peaches turned brown in the fridge and were not as flavourful as I had hoped. I will not be making this again without some chan...

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