Baked Peaches with an Almond Crust

• 6 tbsp (75 mL) ground almonds
• 2 tbsp (25 mL) brown sugar or honey or maple syrup
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) softened unsalted butter
• 2 large ripe peaches (not cling type)
• 1 tsp (5 mL) softened unsalted butter
• Chocolate ice cream and/or raspberry coulis
• Baking dish

1. Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C)
2. In a small bowl, combine ground almonds, sugar and 1 tbsp (15 mL) butter, mixing with a spoon to form a paste.
3. Cut a ring around the peaches and neatly separate them in halves.
4. Remove pits.
5. Lightly rub 1 tsp (5 mL) butter all over the peaches to grease the surfaces.
6. Put peach halves in baking dish, skin-side down.
7. Heap a quarter of the almond paste into the pit cavity of each half.
8. Bake the peaches for 20 minutes.
9. Serve (half a peach per portion) immediately, garnished with a dollop of ice cream and/or a smear of raspberry coulis.

ground almonds, brown sugar, butter, peaches, butter, chocolate ice cream, baking dish

Taken from www.cookstr.com/recipes/baked-peaches-with-an-almond-crust (may not work)