Cinnamon Poached Peaches With Mascarpone Filling Recipes

CINNAMON ROASTED PEACHES WITH HONEY MASCARPONE WHIPPED CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Arrange the peaches face side up in a small baking dish.
• In a small bowl, combine the melted butter with the honey and cinnamon. Then pour the mixture over the peaches; making sure to coat the peaches completely. Roast the peaches for 20 minutes, until the peaches are tender.
• Meanwhile, using an electric mixer, starting at low and slowly increasing to high, whisk together all the whipped cream ingredients until stiff peaks form.
• Plate the peaches, making sure to drizzle the remaining cinnamon butter sauce left in the baking dish on top of the peaches. Serve with a large dollop of cream. Top with chopped crystallized ginger if you would like.
• Serve immediately.

ROSé-POACHED PEACHES WITH WHIPPED MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Halve the vanilla bean lengthwise with a sharp paring knife. Set one half aside and put the other half in a large pot. Add the rosé, 3/4 cup of the honey, peppercorns, fennel seeds and 1 cup water. Use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest of the oranges and lemons and add the zest to the pot. Squeeze in the juice of 1 orange. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally to dissolve the honey. Reduce the temperature to low and add the peaches (the liquid should be still and there should be no simmering bubbles). Cook, flipping the peaches halfway through, until they are softened and the skins start to pull away, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Meanwhile, put the mascarpone in a large bowl and whisk until loosened. Scrape in the seeds from the remaining vanilla bean half and add the scraped vanilla bean pod to the poaching liquid. To the mascarpone, add the remaining 1/4 cup honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the heavy cream and whisk until medium stiff peaks form, 3 to 4 minutes. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Add the pistachios, light brown sugar and cayenne pepper to a small skillet and cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until the sugar is dissolved, syrupy and evenly coats the pistachios, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a parchment-lined plate and let cool completely, about 5 minutes (the coating will be sticky but will harden as the nuts cool).
• Divide the whipped mascarpone among 8 serving bowls. Use a slotted spoon to remove the peaches and add one half to each bowl. Evenly sprinkle the pistachios over the top.

POACHED PEACHES WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the water, sugar, vanilla and cinnamon; add peaches. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until peaches are tender. Remove peaches with a slotted spoon; cool to room temperature. Discard cooking liquid. Halve, pit and peel peaches; refrigerate until chilled., In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, chocolate chips and orange juice until blended. Pipe or spoon into peach halves. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon.

ROASTED PEACHES WITH CINNAMON MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Position baking rack to the top of the oven for broiling. Preheat oven to Broil (500ºF).
• Place peaches cut side up on a foil lined baking sheet. Drizzle honey on each peach half so it's evenly coated and broil for 7 minutes (See Note 1). The peaches are ready when browning appears on the top and the peach is soft through the center when poked with a fork.
• While peaches broil, mix together 1/2 teaspoon of honey, Greek yogurt, mascarpone cheese, and cinnamon in a small bowl.
• Let peaches cool at room temperature for about 15 minutes, then top each peach half with a dollop of the cinnamon mascarpone mix, chopped almonds, pinch of salt, and a final honey drizzle.

POACHED PEARS WITH MASCARPONE

Steps:

• Combine the wine, water, sugar and cinnamon in a deep nonreactive saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for five minutes.
• Add the pears and simmer 15 minutes, until the pears are just tender. Remove the pears from the liquid, draining them well, and place them in a bowl.
• Boil down the liquid until it is reduced to two cups and has become syrupy. Remove the cinnamon stick. Pour the liquid over the pears and refrigerate at least four hours or overnight.
• To serve, place each pear standing up in a deep dish or goblet. Pour some of the cooking liquid over each.
• Stir the mascarpone to smooth it, then spoon a generous dollop on top of each pear. It will begin to drip down the sides of the pear. Dust with sifted cocoa and serve.