Pesche Caramellate con Zabaione al Vin Santo – A Traditional Italian Recipe

Pesche Caramellate con Zabaione al Vin Santo is a traditional Italian summer dessert. Caramelized peaches are topped with a rich and creamy Zabaione al Vin Santo, which is a sweet wine custard.

To begin making this dessert, cut ripe peaches in half and peel them. Melt butter and sugar in a large skillet over medium-high heat until the mixture turns a deep caramel colour. Cook the peaches in the skillet, cut side down, until soft and caramelised.

Ingredients (serves 4)

For the Sabayon

• 4 egg yolks
• 150 g sugar
• 4 – 5 half egg shells of sweet vin santo wine

Procedure

Whisk the egg yolks and sugar until pale and creamy. As you whisk slowly, add the vin santo. Bring some water to simmering point in a pot and put the bowl with the sabayon over the pot, ensuring that the water doesn’t come into contact with the base of the bowl. Keep whisking continuously until the sabayon starts to thicken up. Then partially immerse the bowl in cold water and keep whisking for 5 minutes until the sabayon has cooled down.

For the peaches

• 2 tsp honey
• 2 peaches, peeled and sliced into wedges
• 1 vanilla pod, halved
• 1 tbs unsalted butter

Procedure

Heat the honey in a pan on a high flame. Add the peaches and toss them for a minute. Lower the flame and add the butter and the vanilla pod. Cook for another couple of minutes. Place the peaches into 4 individual bowls and cover with the room temperature sabayon.

Pesche Caramellate con Zabaione al Vin Santo is a traditional Italian summer dessert. Caramelized peaches are topped with a rich and creamy Zabaione al Vin Santo, which is a sweet wine custard. To begin making this dessert, cut ripe peaches in half and peel them. Melt butter and sugar in…

Pesche Caramellate con Zabaione al Vin Santo is a traditional Italian summer dessert. Caramelized peaches are topped with a rich and creamy Zabaione al Vin Santo, which is a sweet wine custard. To begin making this dessert, cut ripe peaches in half and peel them. Melt butter and sugar in…