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Peaches in Brown Sugar with Rum Sauce and Ice Cream

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Tracey Medeiros of Atlanta, Georgia, writes: "I'm a food stylist and recipe developer — and passionate about my job. My husband is also a major foodie. We usually cook at home three nights a week, depending on our schedules. Even after cooking all day, I don't mind coming home and cooking some more. I still find it a calming experience."

You could also dress up breakfast by spooning these peaches over waffles.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
6 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
6 ripe peaches, peeled, halved, pitted, each cut into 8 wedges
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 tablespoons dark rum
Vanilla or peach ice cream

Preparation

  1. Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add sugar and cinnamon and cook, stirring often, until sugar begins to dissolve (mixture may clump together). Add peaches and vanilla. Sauté until peaches are tender, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Stir in rum. Return skillet to heat and cook until sauce thickens, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes. Spoon peaches and sauce over ice cream.

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