Ingredients
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup water
- 9 fresh basil leaves, washed & patted dried
- 2 fresh peaches, cut into bite size pieces
- Vanilla bean ice cream, for serving
Directions
In a small saucepan, combine sugar and water. Heat and stir mixture over medium heat until sugar is completely dissolved, 3-5 minutes. The mixture should look clear in color. Take saucepan off heat and cool.
In a blender, combine sugar mixture and add the basil leaves. Puree until there are little bits of basil remaining. Place peaches in a bowl.
An hour or two before serving pour the basil syrup over the peaches. Stir to combine and refrigerate. To serve, put a scoop of ice cream in individual bowls and ladle peaches over the ice cream.
Credit: TasteFresno
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