Poached Peaches with Vanilla and Honey

Karen at Lavender and Lovage posted a lovely recipe for fruits in lavender and honey and reading it I was inspired to make my own version.

I had thought about using lots of stoned fruits, as Karen had, but decided just to use peaches.

I skinned them (immersing them in boiling water for a minute, then blanching in iced water, which removed the skins).  I then sliced the peaches.

I put them in a large pot, covered them with water, and two tablespoons of (local) honey, as well as a vanilla pod, which I had split to add the seeds for real flavour.

I poached the sliced peaches for about 10 minutes, then left them in the cooling water for a further 10 minutes.

Delicious with ice cream, and for breakfast the following morning, with the addition of lavender.

I am entering these poached peaches into Nazima (Working London Mummy) and Laura (how to cook good food)'s monthly challenge: The August Monthly One Ingredient Challenge - Peaches.

Do check their blogs for past monthly challenges and to see all the superb dishes submitted this month.

A super breakfast, particularly with a yoghurt

Peaches, vanilla and honey, what more could you ask for?

Peaches in boiling water

Then in iced water

The skins split easily and are quick to remove

I kept the peaches in cold water , to prevent discolouring

Adding honey and vanilla pods to the post

And then the peaches

I drained them, and just covered with the honey, vanilla
water

They were wonderful with local Breton ice cream
and langue de chats

Simple, and delicious