Prep Time:5 mins
Understanding food allergies and intolerances
Spiced peaches with almonds & honeyed yoghurt
Cooking Time:20 mins
Serves:4 Adults
Cost:Low
Tired of Christmas pudding and trifle? Here is an easy tasty alternative
Ingredients
- 1 x 410g / 14½ oz. can of peach halves in own juice – 246g / 8½ oz. when drained
- 1/2 of the juice from the can of peaches
- 1 teaspoon of mixed spice
- 1 dessertspoon of Demerara sugar
- 300ml / 10½ fl oz. of low-fat, natural yogurt
- 1 dessertspoon of runny honey
- 1 tablespoon of sliced almonds
Method
- Heat oven to 180°C / 350°F / Gas Mark 4
- Open can of peaches and drain off juice into a bowl
- Place the peach halves, cut side up in an ovenproof dish
- Pour the 1/2 the juice from the can of peaches over the peach halves
- Mix together the mixed spice and Demerara sugar and sprinkle over the peaches
- Place peaches in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes
- Put the yogurt in a bowl and add the runny honey. Mix together well
- Spread the sliced almonds over a baking tray and cook under a hot grill until golden brown – this only takes a short time so watch carefully
- Remove the peaches from the oven when the sugar has melted and the juice is bubbling
- Serve hot with a sprinkle of toasted, sliced almonds and a large spoonful of yogurt – around 75ml / 2½ fl oz.
What you will need
- Baking tray
- Mixing bowl
- Springform tin
- Wooden spoon
Serving suggestions
This dessert also works great with vanilla ice-cream instead of yogurt and crumbled biscuits instead of nuts
