Chocolate-Amaretti Peaches

By

Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, Cooking Light

JULY 2010

  • 8

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup crushed amaretti cookies (about 8 cookies)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 4 large ripe peaches, halved and pitted
  • Cooking spray
  • 8 teaspoons butter
  • 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate, shaved

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat broiler.

2. Combine cookie crumbs and sugar in a small bowl.

3. Hollow center of peach halves using a melon baller. Fill each peach half with 1 rounded tablespoon cookie crumb mixture. Arrange peaches in an 11 x 7-inch glass or ceramic baking dish coated with cooking spray. Place 1 teaspoon butter on top of each filled half. Broil 2 minutes or until butter melts. Sprinkle evenly with chocolate. Cool 5 minutes before serving.