Amaretti-Stuffed Peaches
A delightful Italian-inspired dessert featuring fresh peaches filled with a sweet amaretti cookie mixture and baked until golden and crisp. These elegant stuffed peaches combine the natural sweetness of the fruit with the almond flavor of amaretti cookies.
Ingredients
- •½ stick unsalted butter
- •1 cup amaretti cookies
- •2½ tablespoons all-purpose flour
- •2 tablespoons sugar
- •⅛ teaspoon salt
- •1 large egg
- •8 whole peaches
- •to taste mascarpone cheese
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
10 min
- 2.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter and pour into a 13- by 9-inch glass or ceramic baking dish.
5 min
- 3.
Pulse 3/4 cup crumbled amaretti in a food processor until finely chopped, then add flour, sugar, salt, and remaining 2 tablespoons butter. Blend until butter is incorporated, then add egg and blend until smooth.
10 min
- 4.
Scoop out just enough peach pulp from center of each peach half with a melon-ball cutter or a small spoon to create a 1-inch-deep cavity. Arrange peaches, cut sides up, in baking dish, then brush skins with melted butter from dish. Divide amaretti mixture among cavities, then sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup crumbled amaretti over filling. Bake until filling is puffed and crisp, 40 to 50 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
50 min
