Roasted peaches, chamomile granita and crushed amaretti

This dessert is peak summer – it’s beautifully light, full of flavour and really moreish. The granita on its own is a wonderful option for a cooling midday pick-me-up and keeps really well in the freezer. Here I’ve suggested serving it with some greek yogurt and honey. 40 MINUTES | SERVES 6 8 | EASY

GRANITA

peaches 4 ripe

chamomile tea 350ml, freshly brewed

caster sugar 120g

lime 1, juiced

ROASTED PEACHES

peaches 4 ripe

caster sugar 2 tbsp

TO SERVE

greek yogurt (optional) runny honey amaretti biscuits 5-10

1 For the granita, slice the peaches in half, remove the stones and cut into large chunks, keeping the skins on. Put the peaches and the tea into a medium pan and leave to infuse for 1 hour. Whizz the mixture in a blender until well broken down, then strain through a sieve and back into the pan. Add the sugar and warm gently until the sugar has dissolved. Taste the mixture and add the juice from half a lime – if it’s still too sweet, add some more lime juice, however the sweetness will dull once frozen. Allow the mixture to cool before tipping into a deep roasting tin that fits in the freezer.

2 Stir the mixture every 1-2 hours to break up the ice crystals, then, after 6 hours, use a fork to gently break it up until it resembles a coarse granita. Alternatively, freeze the mixture completely, then use a fork to scrape it once set.

3 For the roasted peaches, heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Slice the peaches in half, keeping the stones in. Put the peaches into a casserole or roasting tray and sprinkle with the sugar.

4 Toss them in the sugar before putting them skin-side up in the dish. Roast for 15-20 minutes or until the skins have started to wrinkle and the peaches are tender and slightly caramelised on the bottoms.

5 Remove from the oven and allow them to sit in the pan before gently removing the skins and the stones. Serve the peaches, along with any juices on top of a dollop of greek yogurt, with granita on the side and a drizzle of honey and a few crushed amaretti biscuits.

PER SERVING 8 112 kcals | fat 0.1G saturates 0G | carbs 26.1G | sugars 26G fibre 1.7G | protein 0.8G | salt 0G