One of the simplest ways to showcase summer fruit, this dessert is finished with a crunchy amaretti biscuit and flaked almond topping
Prep:15 mins
Serves 4
125ml white wine2 tbsp clear honey4 ripe yellow-fleshed nectarines100g crunchy amaretti biscuits1 large egg yolk1 tbsp toasted flaked almonds1 tbsp golden caster sugar1 tbsp butter1 vanilla pod, split and seeds loosened175g raspberriesclotted cream or thick Jersey cream, to serve
STEP 1Mix the wine and honey, and stir to dissolve. Halve and stone the nectarines, and place them, flesh-side up, in a medium ceramic baking dish. Crush the biscuits well, then add the yolk, 2 tbsp of the wine mixture and the flaked almonds. Mix together, then spoon into the nectarines where the stones were. Use all of the mixture.STEP 2Scatter the sugar over the nectarines, then top each mound of biscuit mixture with a little knob of butter. Pour the remaining wine and honey around – but not over – the fruit, add 1 tbsp water, then tuck in the vanilla pod. Can now be chilled for up to 4 hrs.STEP 3Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Bake the nectarines for 30 mins until the fruit is soft and the biscuit filling is crisp and golden. Carefully stir the raspberries through the pan juices, then leave to cool for 15 mins before serving with cream.
