Roast Peaches with Coconut Crumble, Blackberry Compote and Lime (VG)

This vibrant dish works well if you’re feeling a boujee brunch, but would also make for a delicious, light summer dessert; it’s a real celebration of summer produce and the contrast of flavours, textures and colours mean it’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser (plus it’s vegan!).

Ingredients (serves 6)

For the peaches

6 ripe peaches
1tsp ground cinnamon
1tsp ground cardamom
2tbsp coconut nectar (or honey/ maple)
100ml dessert wine (optional)

For the blackberry compote

300g fresh blackberries
juice 1 lime
2tbsp coconut nectar (or honey/ maple)

For the coconut crumble

75g rolled oats
3tbsp melted coconut oil
2tbsp coconut nectar (or honey/ maple)
1tsp ground cinnamon
50g roughly chopped almonds
50g flaked coconut

Other

zest 2 limes
500ml coconut yoghurt

Method

Preheat the oven to 180c. Line 1 baking tray and 1 high sided baking dish with greaseproof paper.
Half the peaches and remove the stones, then place them in the baking dish, cut side up. In a small bowl, mix together the ground cardamom, ground cinnamon and coconut nectar. Drizzle all over the peaches (along with the dessert wine, if using).
In a mixing bowl, stir together the rolled oats, coconut oil, coconut nectar, ground cinnamon and chopped almonds. Tip this mixture onto the baking tray and spread out.
Pop both trays in the oven and roast the peaches for 20-25 minutes (or until very tender and sticky). Check the coconut crumble after 10 minutes and turn to prevent burning. Once the crumble starts crisping up and reaches a golden colour, add in the coconut flakes and cook for a further 5 minutes. When the peaches and crumble are ready, just leave them to cool while you make the blackberry compote.
For the compote, simply place the blackberries, coconut nectar and lime juice in a saucepan and cook gently (stirring occasionally) until it reaches a loose jam-like consistency. Set aside to cool.
To assemble the dish, start with the coconut yoghurt in the base of the bowl and ripple through some compote, then top with two peach halves, a generous helping of coconut crumble and a sprinkle of fresh lime zest.