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Italian Style Baked Peaches with Biscuit and Cocoa Filling (Pesche Ripiene alla Piemontese)
Italian style baked peached peaches are quick and easy, light dessert that's perfect for a summer evening.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 8 half peaches
Calories: 95 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 4 freestone peaches ripe
- 5 ladyfinger biscuits the Savoiardi kind
- 3 tsp sugar
- 2 Tbsp dark unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 Tbsp dark rum or other liqueur
- 1 egg
- ½ Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp demerara sugar Sugar in the Raw or just white sugar as needed
Instructions
- Heat oven to 360℉ (180℃).
- Line a small tray with aluminum foil to ease clean up.
- Cut the peaches in half, following the natural line that divides them. Twist them in half and remove the pit. Cut a little off the bottom of each half of the peaches so that they can sit flat on the tray and serving plate. Put the pieces of peach that have been cut off into a small ramekin.
- Using a small spoon (I used a measuring spoon - teaspoon size), scoop out the center of each peach half and add the scooped flesh to the ramekin. Chop up the peaches in the ramekin into tiny pieces.
- In a medium bowl, crush the Savoiardi (or Amaretti) until they are in small pieces. Do not over crush them into crumbs.
- Add the chopped peach flesh, cocoa, 3 tsp sugar, rum, egg and stir until well combined.
- Fill each peach half evenly with the filling. Overfill the peaches so that the mixture doesn't just fill the scooped out space, but sits on top, too.
- Put a tiny dot of butter on top of the filling on each peach, then sprinkle with the Demerara or raw sugar.
- Place into the oven in the middle shelf and bake for 20 to 30 minutes (shorter for firmer peaches, longer for softer peaches). Remove from oven when ready and serve hot, warm or cold, preferably with a glass of dessert wine.
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Notes
- Use good quality ingredients for the best results.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1half peach
Calories
95kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
15g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.03g
Cholesterol
40mg
(13%)
Sodium
35mg
(1%)
Potassium
128mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
338IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
12mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8half peaches
Amount Per Serving
Calories 95
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1half peach | |
| Calories | 95kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.03g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 35mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 128mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 338IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 12mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.