Pan Fried Peaches with Mascarpone
Fried peaches are a super decadent dessert made from whole food ingredients and just a touch of sugar. They are the perfect summer dessert.
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 4 peaches cut in half and seeded
- 1-2 tablespoon butter
- ½ teaspoon fresh thyme and a little for garnish
- 1-2 teaspoon sugar for peaches before frying
- 1 container mascarpone cheese
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey or more to taste
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Pinch salt
Glaze
- ¼ maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon bourbon
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, mix mascarpone, sugar, honey, vanilla, and a pinch of salt.
- Whip with an electric mixer, blender, or food processor until everything is incorporated.
- Sprinkle 1-2 teaspoon sugar on the cut side of the peaches.
- In a medium skillet put 1 tablespoon butter and ½ teaspoon thyme on med-low heat. When the butter is melted add peaches cut side down and fry for about 5 min or until lightly brown.
- Place one peach per plate.
- While the peaches slightly cool make drizzle.
- In a small skillet or saucepan pour maple syrup, bourbon, and salt.
- Over med/low heat, heat until it gets bubbly and starts to thicken. (Don't cook too long or it will get too thick.)
- Top peaches with mascarpone mix until evenly distributed among all the peaches.
- Then with a teaspoon drizzle maple bourbon mix on top, add a few thyme leaves and garnish with thyme sprig.