[Before I begin, can I just say how completely surprised I was to see my Three Cheese Mac ‘N Cheese in the Foodbuzz Top 9 today?!?! I never thought I’d see anything of mine in that group. I definitely do not feel worthy, but am super excited to have the honor and join the ranks for the awesome foodies & photographers with a Top 9 appearance.]
Now, about those peaches.
When I got home yesterday I wanted dessert. If you follow me on Twitter you probably saw my tweet about peaches that needed a purpose. Well my one lone peach that made the journey to work with me did not get eaten with that fabulous cottage cheese. Instead, it found another yummy place in a skillet then shortly after my tummy. I had no idea what I was doing, but with a bottle of Dark Chocolate Balsamic Vinegar staring me in the face and some left over heavy whipping cream from that mac ‘n cheese adventure, I decided to go for a simple & sweet snack. Here goes nothing:
The Ingredients
1 peach
1 1/2 tbsp butter
1 tsp dark chocolate balsamic vinegar
3(+) tsp light agave nectar
2/3 cup heavy whipping cream
1 tsp Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste
1/4 tsp nutmeg
The Process
Slice your peaches however you want. You have to eat them, after all.
Melt the butter in a skillet. Add 1 tsp of the light agave nectar and 1 tsp of dark chocolate balsamic vinegar.
Add the peach slices to the skillet & cook them in the pan to your desired “doneness”. {If I’m eating hot fruit, I don’t want it to be the same consistency as cold fruit. So I tend to let mine get a little soft. You do whatever you want.}
For the whipped cream I used my handy-dandy Magic Bullet {darn if that thing isn’t coming in handy}. Whip together the 2/3 cup of heavy whipping cream, 1 tsp vanilla bean paste, 1/4 tsp of nutmeg and 2 tsp {or more} of light agave nectar {depending on how sweet you want your whipped cream}. I tend to go for a slightly sweet, not overpowering whipped cream – I wanted to relish in the glory of the the sweetness of the peaches. {In that lovely Magic Bullet this took like 11 seconds}.
Plate it. Drizzle a little extra dark chocolate balsamic vinegar on it. Eat it. Love it.
Then make dinner and eat that next. Because you are grown and your mother isn’t here to tell you that eating dessert first is probably inappropriate.
These peaches look AMAZING! Real whip cream is the best – I remember how my Grandma alway used to flavor it as well and serve with pie!!