Peach Melba kind of Ice Cream Sundae

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Peach Melba Kind of Ice Cream Sundae

Ripe golden summer peaches are strewn with the purest honey gold peach puree, crunchy caramelized almonds, a creamy vanilla ice cream with jammy peach swirls and an ethereal peach almond whipped cream.

The peach flavor is left in its purest form. It is the perfect way to use your summer peaches. If you don’t have any ripe peaches laying around I highly encourage that you go pick some up just to make this!

The peach flavor is left in its purest form. It is the perfect way to use your summer peaches. If you don’t have any ripe peaches laying around I highly encourage that you go pick some up just to make this!

Peach Melba Kind of Ice Cream Sundae

Ingredients:

Peach Slices

  • 3 blanched ripe yellow peaches

Peach Puree

  • 1 blanched yellow peach (use from above)

  • 2 tablespoons white sugar

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • pinch of salt

  • 1 1/2 teaspoon corn starch

Caramelized Almond Crumble

  • 1/4 cup sugar

  • pinch of salt

  • 1/4 teaspoon golden syrup

  • 1 tablespoon water

  • 1/4 cup of blanched almonds

Almond & Peach Whipped Cream

  • 1/4 cup of heavy cream

  • 1 tablespoon of cooled peach puree (from above)

  • 1 tablespoon of almond crumble (from above)

Semi homemade Peach Ice Cream

  • 1/2 cup of good vanilla ice cream

  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of cooled peach puree (from above)

Method:

Prepare Blanched Peaches

  1. Wash three peaches and gently create a little x-shaped score on the bottom of all three peaches.

  2. Bring 6 quarts of water to a rapid boil in a large pot.

  3. White the water boils, prepare an ice bath for the peaches so they can be blanched.

  4. Once the water starts to rapidly boil, place the 3 peaches into the water and them boil for about a minute or 2 most and then immediately transfer them into the ice bath.

    • Note: Let them sit in the ice bath for about 3-5 minutes so they cool down.

  5. Once you fish them out of the ice bath you should be able to gently peel the skin off.

  6. You can now slice the peaches into 6 wedges and remove the seed.

Prepare the peach puree

  1. Chop up 1 whole blanched peach and place it in a pot on your stove.

  2. Add white sugar, vanilla extract and a pinch of salt to the chopped peaches and let them cook down until the juices start to release the peach softens

  3. Once the juices start to release, use your immersion blender to puree the mixture. (If you do not have an immersion blender you can use a potato masher to break the peaches up).

  4. Once mostly smooth and uniform, add corn starch and let the mixture cook and bubble for another 3 minutes and then remove it off the stove.

  5. Pour mixture into a bowl and cool it in the fridge for at least 10 to 15 minutes or until cool.

Make the Caramelized Almond Crumble

  1. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and have measure almonds ready in a bowl.

  2. Place white sugar in the center or a pot (make sure it doesn’t touch the sides) and add salt, golden syrup and then gently pour the water on top so it covers all the sugar.

  3. Turn the heat to high and let the sugar mixture caramelize untouched until it becomes a warm amber color. Pull it off the heat immediately and add almonds into the sugar mixture.

  4. Quickly pour out the mixture onto the parchment. The mixture will harden up fast so scoop and spread the mixture quickly.

  5. Let the caramelized almond cool fully, about 6 to 7 minutes.

  6. Once it cools, break the caramelized almond brittle and put it in your food processer and keep pulsing until the mixture looks sandyish.

Make the Peach Ice Cream

  1. Scoop your favorite vanilla ice cream and let it soften for about 3 minutes at room temperature until it is soft and pliable.

  2. Swirl cooled peach puree into the vanilla ice cream and then place the mixture into the freezer until ready to serve.

Make the Almond Peach Whipped Cream

  1. In a clean bowl add heavy cream and whip until soft and fluffy.

  2. Once whipped, spoon in peach puree and crushed almond crumble and gently fold in. Set aside.

Assembly

  1. To serve, layer a spoon of whipped cream and layer peach wedges on top.

  2. Pull your ice cream out of the freezer and scoop a few small scoops of ice cream to the side.

  3. Layer some more whipped cream and peaches and then drizzle the remaining peach puree all over.

  4. Finally top it off with a generous sprinkling of the caramelized almond crumble and enjoy!