Winey Peaches with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream January 4, 2009

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups red wine
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 or 3 while peppercorns
• 1 or 2 strips of lemon zest
• 2 large ripe peaches (halved and pitted)
• 1 pint vanilla bean ice cream

Instructions

Combine the wine, sugar, cinnamon, peppercorns, and zest in a sauce pot and reduce over medium-high heat to a syrup, 12 – 15 minutes.  Remove the cinnamon, peppercorns, and zest with a slotted spoon and discard.  Add the peach halves and turn to coat in the wine sauce, spoon the winey peaches into dishes and top them with ice cream.