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Jersey Peach Semifreddo with Caramelized Cherries Recipe

by Chef Bruce Lefebvre, The Frog and The Peach

Note: the frog has been left out of this peach recipe.

4 each whole Jersey Fresh peaches, halved and pitted
2 cups orange juice
1 ½ C sugar
8 ea. egg yolks - Jersey Fresh
2 ea. whole eggs - Jersey Fresh
2 C whipped cream

  1. Place sugar and orange juice in a pot with peaches and simmer until peaches are soft.
  2. Puree entire mixture and strain.
  3. Whip eggs and yolks and continue to whip while adding peach mixture.
  4. Fold in whipped cream and freeze in metal ring molds or cookie cutters.

Caramelized Cherries
1 C sugar
½ C water
¼ C corn syrup
1 pint fresh pitted Jersey Fresh cherries
  1. Cook the sugar, water and corn syrup in a pot until caramelized.
  2. Dip the pitted cherries into the mix and cool on parchment paper until dry.
  3. Reserve the caramelized syrup (room temperature) for garnish.

Assembly of the Peach Semifreddo
  1. Unmold the Peach Semifreddo onto chilled dessert plates.
  2. Garnish each plate with several Caramelized Cherries.
  3. Drizzle some of the caramelized syrup onto the plate.

Serves 4