Grilled Nectarines with Amaretto and Almonds

Serves 4

This Guest Recipe was featured in The Daily Mail Saturday edition.

Ingredients

• 6 nectarines or peaches, halved
  
  
• 3tbsp amaretto liqueur
  
  
• 2tbsp soft brown sugar
  
  
• 2tbsp flaked almonds
  
  
• 4 amaretti biscuits

To serve

• Ice cream, thick cream or Greek yoghurt
  
  
  
  
  

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU DO....

1. Preheat the barbecue or grill. If grilling, place the fruit in a dish and sprinkle with the amaretto and sugar.
   
   
2. Cook until soft, charred and caramelised at the edges.
   
   
3. If barbecuing, cook the fruit flesh-side down until you have deep golden griddle lines; to finish off place cut-side up in a baking dish, sprinkle with the liqueur and sugar and put in a medium oven for 10 minutes to soften the fruit all the way through.
   
   
4. Scatter with flaked almonds and crushed amaretti biscuits.
   
   
5. Serve with ice cream, thick cream or Greek yoghurt.