Print: Lemon Peach Parfaits

These lemon peach parfaits not only look amazing, but they are wonderfully cool, sweet, and tangy. Sliced peaches are layered with pound cake and a light lemon sauce in this recipe before being chilled and topped with a dollop of sweetened whipped cream. They will make you want to have dessert first!

Prep

32 min

Cook

42 min

Servings

Difficulty

Hard

Ingredients

2 , 10 ounce
2 tablespoons brown sugar
0.25 cups white sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
0.25 teaspoons salt
0.33 cups fresh lemon juice
1 cup boiling water
2 eggs yolks
2 tablespoons butter
1 , 10.75 ounce
1 cup sweetened whipped cream

Instructions

1 Place peach slices in a large bowl; sprinkle with brown sugar and stir to coat. Set aside.
2 Stir white sugar, flour, lemon zest, and salt together in a metal bowl; whisk in lemon juice until smooth. Gradually whisk in boiling water.
3 Whisk egg yolks together in a small bowl; gradually whisk in about ½ cup hot lemon mixture to temper. Whisk yolk mixture into lemon mixture. Set the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Cook, stirring frequently, until mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a metal spoon. Off heat, whisk in butter; set aside.
4 Place 1 layer pound cake cubes (about ½ cup each) into each parfait glass; top with about 2 tablespoons lemon sauce then ¼ cup peach slices. Repeat layers once more. Top each with 1 tablespoon lemon sauce. Chill in the refrigerator, at least 1 hour. Dollops parfaits with whipped cream before serving.

Nutrition per serving

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