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Peach Gratin With Mint Sugar

Top peach halves with a custard-like batter (just enough to surround fruit), then sprinkles on a mint-sugar-nut mixture and bakes it until peaches are tender and a crust has formed on the custard mixture. Serve it with vanilla ice cream.

Peach Gratin With Mint Sugar

Makes 6 servings

• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter for greasing pan
• 2 tablespoons plus 1/4 cup sugar (divided use)
• 4 ripe peaches, peeled, halved, pitted
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup slivered almonds, chopped
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh mint (divided use)
• Ice cream or crème fraîche, for serving
• Sprigs of fresh mint, for garnish

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Heavily grease a 9-inch pie pan with butter. Sprinkle 2 tablespoons sugar evenly over bottom of prepared pie pan. Place halved peaches cut-side down in dish.

In bowl, combine egg, milk, flour and salt. Mix well with a fork. Pour batter evenly over peaches. In small bowl, stir 1/4 cup sugar, almonds and half of mint; sprinkle over mixture.

Bake until crust forms and peaches are tender and baked through, about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining mint. Serve warm or hot. If desired, serve with ice cream or crème fraîche and garnish servings with sprigs of fresh mint.

Per serving, without ice cream: 325 calories (51 percent from fat), 10.1 g protein, 30.3 g carbohydrates, 19.5 g fat (7.9 g saturated), 65 mg cholesterol, 748 mg sodium, 1.4 g fiber.

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