Balsamic Stone Fruit Sundae
A super simple summer dessert featuring balsamic roasted stone fruit (peaches, plums and cherries) and vanilla ice cream. Feel free to wing the amounts—my friend just tossed the fruit with sugar and balsamic vinegar until they seemed “pretty well coated.”
Speaking of summer recipes, this one is just perfect and has lots of variations! I could have changed it up by adding toasted nuts or granola, or baked it with a crisp topping, but sometimes the best summer desserts are the simplest ones. Since this dessert is composed almost entirely of produce, the flavor depends mostly on the fruit itself. You could probably make this dessert ten times and it will never taste quite the same (but it will always taste good!).
If you find yourself with a surplus of stone fruit, or just need a fresh, easy dessert and don’t mind turning on the oven, this recipe is for you. It’s especially wonderful with a glass of chilled white wine.
Ingredients:
- 1 ¾ pound stone fruit (any combination of peaches, nectarines, plums and/or cherries)
- ¼ cup turbinado (raw) sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- vanilla ice cream (or yogurt/frozen yogurt/dairy-free ice cream)
- optional add-ins: freshly toasted almonds/pistachios or granola