Poached peaches in sparkling wine with basil & vanilla

• vanilla pods↗2

  seeds scraped

• golden caster sugar↗100g g
• basil leaves↗8
• large peaches↗4

  cut in half and stoned

• sparkling wine↗200ml ml
• basil leaves↗picked

  to garnish

• vanilla pod↗1

  seeds only

• mascarpone↗100g g
• whipping cream↗100ml ml

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Put the vanilla pods, seeds and sugar in a saucepan with 200ml water and bring to the boil over a medium heat. Once boiling, drop in the basil and peaches. Poach for 2-3 mins until just tender, then put a lid on the pan and leave the peaches to cool in the syrup.

2. 2

   Once cool, pour in the sparkling wine and leave for 10 mins. While the poached fruit is soaking up the wine, beat the vanilla, mascarpone and cream together to soft peaks. Serve the peaches in a bowl with plenty of the liquid. Finish with a spoonful of the cream and a few basil leaves.