Pillowy whipped cream, crumbly meringue and sweet, juicy peaches finished in a bittersweet negroni syrup, dessert doesn't get much better than this!
Not a fan of bittersweet negroni flavours? See our tip below to make it with Aperol instead!
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Yields:
4 serving(s)
Prep Time:
10 mins
Cook Time:
10 mins
Total Time:
20 mins
Cal/Serv:
700
Ingredients
75g
light brown soft sugar
Pared zest 1 orange
30ml
dry gin
30ml
Cinzano
30ml
red vermouth
4
ripe peaches, destoned and thickly sliced
400ml
double cream
1tsp.
vanilla bean paste
4
meringue nests, broken
Directions
Step 1In a medium pan, heat the sugar, pared
zest and 75ml water,
stirring over low heat
until the sugar dissolves.
Bring to a simmer and
bubble for 2-3min, until
starting to look syrupy,
then add the gin,
Cinzano and vermouth.
Continue to cook
for another 4-5min,
until thickened. Add
the peaches and turn in the syrup for a min.
Remove from heat
and leave to cool.
Step 2In a medium bowl,
whisk the cream and
vanilla to soft peaks.
Step 3Take 4 serving bowls
or cocktail glasses
and spoon a few peach
slices into the bottom
of each. Spoon over some of the cream and
sprinkle with broken
meringue. Continue
to layer like this until
you have filled the
glasses, finishing with
a generous drizzle of
the syrup. Serve.
GH TIPS:
If you can't find any peaches, then nectarines would also work.
If you would like to serve a negroni for sipping alongside this dessert, then we have you covered.
If you'd like to make it with Aperol instead, you will need to replace the gin, vermouth and Campari with 90ml Aperol and follow the instructions as above.
Per serving:
Calories: 700
Protein: 3g
Total fat: 54g
Saturates: 33g
Carbs: 42g
Total sugars: 42g
Fibre: 2g
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