Peach Melba Dessert Recipe

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I like to put together this no-fuss dessert while the after-dinner coffee is perking.—Kathryn Awe, International Falls, Minnesota

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Peach Melba Dessert Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 5 min.

Yield: 2 Servings

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Ingredients

2 individual round sponge cakes
2 canned peach halves in syrup
2 scoops vanilla or peach ice cream
1 tablespoon raspberry jam, warmed
2 teaspoons chopped nuts

Directions

Place cakes on dessert plates. Drain peaches, reserving 1 tablespoon syrup; spoon 1-1/2 teaspoons syrup over each cake.
Place peach halves hollow sides up on cakes. Top with ice cream. Drizzle with jam and sprinkle with nuts. Yield: 2 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One serving (prepared with reduced-sugar peach halves and reduced-fat ice cream) equals 237 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 30 mg cholesterol, 173 mg sodium, 51 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Peach Melba Dessert in Cooking for 2 Winter 2005, p39