Ember peaches with honey and ricotta

Name: Ember peaches with honey and ricotta
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Portuguese
Ingredients: 4 ripe but firm peaches, halved and stoned; 2 tbsp honey; 200 g ricotta or requeijão; Small mint leaves; A drizzle of olive oil

Half a peach, two minutes over embers and a spoon of honeyed ricotta: proof that the best desserts have three ingredients.

⏱ Prep: 5 min 🔥 Cook: 6 min 👥 Serves: 4 Direct heat Difficulty: Fácil

Method

Brush the halves with a little olive oil.
Grill cut-side down over medium embers, 3–4 minutes without moving.
Turn and give 2 more minutes, just to warm through.
Serve with ricotta, honey dripping down and mint on top.

🌡 Fire & temperature
Medium embers · cut-side first: the grill marks are what caramelise the fruit's sugar.
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🛍 Recommended product
EKOOLOGY biocharcoal — no harsh smoke, so the fruit stays sweet and clean.
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💡 Kool tip: Unripe peaches won't caramelise and soft ones collapse — firm and fragrant is the sweet spot.

🍷 Serve it with: Works with nectarines or apricots too. The whole summer fits on a grill.

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