Poached Peaches With Pavlova
A sweet mix of poached peaches, airy pavlova and frozen yoghurt, finished with nutty pistachios. Fresh, simple and seriously good. 🍑
Ingredients
For The Pavlova
- 4 egg whites
- Pinch of salt
- 1 cup castor sugar
- 3 tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
For The Peaches
- 4 peaches
- 4 lemon leaves
- 600ml white wine
- 1 cup sugar
To Serve
- Low-fat frozen yoghurt
- 50g pistachios slivered
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 150°C. Place baking paper on a baking sheet and draw an 18cm diameter circle.
- Add the egg whites to a mixing bowl with salt and whisk till soft peaks form.
- Gradually add the sugar and keep whisking till stiff.
- Sift cornflour over the meringue, add the white wine vinegar and vanilla essence and fold through.
- Place spoonfuls around the inside edge of the circle.
- Place on the middle rack of the oven, reduce temp to 120°C and bake for one hour. Turn oven off and leave to cool.
- Score a small “x” in the bottom of each peach.
- In a saucepan, bring wine and sugar to the boil; add lemon leaves. Simmer.
- Add peaches. Simmer, turning, until tender. Cool. Peel skins and pull away from the pit, or cut off the cheeks.
- To reduce the syrup, bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer (10 minutes).