Chef Richard's Cherry-Filled Baked Peach With Pie Topping

By MiMaRee

Ingredients

• Ingredients:
• Serves 8
• Prep time: 10 minutes
• Cook time: 35 minutes
• 4 large ripe peaches
• For the filling:
• 1 1/2 cup, or 32 pitted frozen cherries
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
• Dash of ground cinnamon
• Pinch of salt
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1/4 tablespoon lemon juice
• For the crust:
• 4 cups whole wheat graham cracker, broken up
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/2 a cup all purpose flour (to use for rolling out the dough)
• For the coconut whip cream:
• 1 can regular coconut milk, chilled overnight in the refrigerator
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Details

Servings 8
Adapted from everydayhealth.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

In a medium sized bowl, combine 1½ cups cherries, 2 teaspoons cornstarch, ¼ teaspoon of almond extract, a dash of cinnamon, a pinch of salt, 2 tablespoons honey, and ¼ tablespoon of lemon juice. Stir all of the ingredients together and combine.

To a food processor, add 4 cups whole wheat graham cracker (broken up slightly), 1 ripe banana, and 1 tablespoon of honey. Pulse the mixture until a dough has formed.

Remove from the food processor, and dust a parchment covered flat surface with the flour. Place another piece of parchment on top of the dough.

Roll out to ¼-inch thick. Remove one layer of parchment, and dust the top with slightly more flour. Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut the dough into 32 strips.

Lace the strips of dough over the cherry filled peaches. Bake in a 350°F oven for 35 minutes.

To make the coconut whip cream, scoop off the top creamy layer of the chilled canned of coconut milk (about 1/4 of the can). Using a whisk or handheld blender, whip together the coconut milk with 1 tablespoon of honey and ¼ teaspoon almond extract.

Once done baking, allow the peaches to cool slightly. When you are ready to serve, top each peach with a dollop of the coconut whip cream.

Nutritional information (Per Serving: 1/8 of recipe): Calories: 294, Total Sugars: 27 g, Total Fat: 6 g, Saturated Fat: 1.4 g, Cholesterol: 0 mg, Protein: 4.5 g, Carbohydrate: 58 g, Dietary Fiber: 6 g, Calcium: 35.5 mg, Iron: 2.3 mg, Magnesium: 20 mg, Potassium: 285 mg, Sodium: 279 mg