8 Peach Recipes: Easy Dishes to Make With Peaches

Peaches are stone fruits—like nectarines, plums, and apricots—that have just one large seed at their core. Similar in shape to apples, they are usually yellow to orange in color, with some peaches being more red and others being more white. Peach season hits in summertime, when you can find them at farmers’ markets and grocery stores. The nutritional profile of peaches includes calcium, carbohydrates, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin C, and no saturated fat.

Summer peaches will stay fresh for less than a week by the time you usually see them at a supermarket. Whether you plan to dice them and toss them with veggies for a peach salad or bake them into a fresh peach pie, you must use them fast. Alternatively, you can freeze your sweet peaches to prolong their shelf life, or you can buy frozen peaches or canned peaches at your market. Frozen peaches and canned peaches can be good substitutes—depending on the recipe—when you don’t have the fresh fruit on hand.

You might find that many peach recipes use similar ingredients. Whether you plan to make a peach dish in an oven, slow cooker, or on top of a grill, here are a handful of ingredients that pair well with peaches and appear in peach recipes time and time again.

1. 1. All-purpose flour: Use this baking powder to give your peach dessert recipes a bready foundation. You’ll likely need all-purpose flour for a shortcake, pie, or cobbler.
2. 2. Berries: Peaches pair well with other fruits, including berries. You can add blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries alike to make peach desserts even juicier and sweeter. Use a variety of berries and peach slices to adorn your next pancake breakfast.
3. 3. Lemon juice: For a tangy counterbalance to many sweet peach recipes, try adding lemon juice. Sourness and sweetness can even each other out to create a holistic and enjoyable flavor profile for your palate.
4. 4. Nuts: Peaches pair well with nuts. Consider using pecans, walnuts, and other nuts to add a crispy crunch to grilled peaches or a peach crisp dessert.
5. 5. Sugar: Some peach dessert recipes rely on the natural sugars in the fruit itself, while others also call for white or brown sugar, depending on the recipe. Ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, and other sweeteners are also frequently ingredients in peach recipes.

Peach dishes can be breakfast foods, after-dinner desserts, or any kind of meal or snack in between. Here are eight common peach recipes to try.

1. 1. Fresh peach cobbler: Top an old-fashioned, easy peach cobbler recipe with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Try making this fresh peach cobbler.
2. 2. Gluten-free peach cobbler: This baked peach dessert recipe is an excellent alternative to regular peach cobbler if your goal is to avoid gluten. Top this gluten-free peach cobbler with peach ice cream for additional flavor.
3. 3. Peach bellini: Let peaches serve as the base for an alcoholic beverage that you can serve alongside a more traditional sangria and an appetizer. Learn how to make this peach bellini recipe.
4. 4. Peach butter: Mash up peaches and spices to give yourself a sweet alternative to your usual salted or unsalted butter that complements sandwiches, goat cheese, and pork chops alike. Try this classic peach butter recipe.
5. 5. Peach cobbler cookie: You can divide all the flavor of peach cobbler into several different portions and crumbs by making cookies. You can start and finish this recipe for peach cobbler cookies in a short total time.
6. 6. Peach cobbler muffins: This easy recipe centers on a winning combo of ripe peach batter and a streusel topping. Serve these peach cobbler muffins for brunch or dessert.
7. 7. Summer peach tarte tatin: Try making a French peach pastry if you like a moist and buttery crust. You can whip up this summer peach tarte tatin recipe in under an hour.
8. 8. Vegan peach cobbler: Combine juicy peaches and vegan baking ingredients in a baking dish for an alternative to traditional peach cobbler. This vegan peach cobbler recipe will be ready to serve in just under an hour.

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