Looking for a dessert that’s refreshing, delicious and will knock the socks off of your dinner guests? This special confection ticks all the boxes, thanks to a dazzlingly impressive appearance, sweet pastry crust (pâte sucrée) evocative of a sugar cookie, a hidden chocolate lining, a velvety rich pastry cream filling (crème pâtissière), and — last but certainly not least — a beautifully arranged crown of fresh fruits and berries.

One word? Heavenly. Our weekly CSA food box with Taproot Farms contained the most lovely peaches (from sister farm, Noggins) this week, but for some strange reason my hubby isn’t a huge fan of peaches – a lesson I learned when a peach cobbler I made went to waste. So this time I decided to experiment a little and whip up a dessert that would incorporate the peaches, in disguise.