Melocotón en almibar

Melocotón en almibar is a traditional dessert hailing from Andalusia, and it’s especially popular in Málaga. The dessert is made with a combination of large yellow Andalusian peaches, orange peel, vanilla, sugar, and water. The peaches are scalded in boiling water and the skins are taken off. They’re then poached in a mixture of water, sugar, vanilla, and orange peel. The fruit is left to cool down in its own syrup, and it’s then served, usually with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or fried dough cookies called borrachuelos.