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70+ Fresh Peach Recipes to Savor This Summer

May 28, 2010
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Savor sweet, juicy peaches this summer with our best recipes to showcase one of our favorite seasonal fruits.When it comes to summer in the South, it is hard not to find someone enjoying a sweet, juicy peach. Whether sweet or savory, there are so many ways to enjoy the fruit of the summer. From the classics like peach cobbler and peach ice cream, to the unexpected like peach barbecue sauce and peach-mozzarella salad, we’ve got a peach recipe for every craving. If you’re looking to keep cool during the summer months, there are plenty of summer peach drink recipes to try, like the Governor’s Mansion Sweet Summer Peach Tea Punch. Be sure to check out our whole list of Summer Peach Recipes.
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Creamy Peach Icebox Cake

Credit: Antonis Achilleos; Prop Styling; Kathleen Varner; Food Styling: Torie Cox

Recipe: Creamy Peach Icebox Cake

For those days when it's just too hot to turn on the oven, this icebox cake is a dream come true. With cool layers of ice cream, pound cake, and fruit, this cake has a little bit of everything.

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Peach-Bourbon Upside-Down Bundt Cake

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Recipe: Peach-Bourbon Upside-Down Bundt Cake

Inspired by a classic pineapple upside-down cake, this stunning Bundt cake is topped with a layer of sticky-sweet peaches.

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Grilled Peach Cobbler

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Recipe: Grilled Peach Cobbler

Fresh-out-of-the-oven peach cobbler is a favorite, but Grilled Peach Cobbler is a sweet and savory sensation! The fire gives this classic an extra-smoky, caramelized flavor that, we're willing to bet, you won't be able to resist. Cook this in some of our go-to Southern cookware—a cast-iron skillet—because it is great to take from grill to table. Serve this hot off the grill, or at room temperature, because it is equally as delicious both ways. Crown the cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream for an extra-sweet touch.

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Pickled Peach Salad

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Recipe: Pickled Peach Salad

Congealed salad may be old school, but it's certainly not out of style. This refreshing Pickled Peach Salad is perfect for summer entertaining.

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Peach Scones

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Recipe: Peach Scones

These crumbly, fruity peach scones can be served for breakfast or during afternoon tea. You can also cut them into smaller triangles for oh-so-cute miniature scones!

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Peach-Ricotta-Prosciutto Toasts

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Recipe: Peach-Ricotta-Prosciutto Toasts

We love this combination of sweet peach, salty prosciutto, and creamy ricotta, all piled high on grilled crostini. These toasts are the ideal summer appetizer.

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Fresh Peach Ice Cream

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Recipe: Fresh Peach Ice Cream

This simple ice cream is one of our guilty pleasures. Use a scoop to top your peach cobbler, or eat this fresh ice cream all on its own.

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Easy Peach Cobbler

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Recipe: Easy Peach Cobbler

Peach cobbler is a summer classic that every Southerner should perfect. Luckily, this recipe is as easy to master as it is delicious.

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Peach-and-Blackberry Crisp

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Recipe: Peach-and-Blackberry Crisp

Sweet peach pairs perfectly with tart blackberry and crumbly oats in this delectable summer crisp.

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Peaches and Cream Pie

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Recipe: Peaches and Cream Pie

We've got your next favorite summer pie recipe figured out. This Peaches and Cream Pie is bright, light, and wonderfully jammy.

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Peach Melba Ice-Cream Pie

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Recipe: Peach Melba Ice-Cream Pie

Forget ice cream cake– ice cream pie is the star of the show this summer. With peaches, raspberries, almonds, and ice cream, this pie is as colorful as it is tasty.

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Peach Dump Cake

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Recipe: Peach Dump Cake

This peach cake is as easy as it gets. Just sprinkle the dry mixture over a dish of canned peaches, bake, and you've got a delicious rustic cake.

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Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

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Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars

Looking for a party-perfect treat that's a cut above the classic fruit-filled cobbler? Consider it found. These Blackberry-Peach Cobbler Bars are a bite-sized, grab-and-go favorite that get rave reviews from our online reviewers. Fresh blackberries and fresh firm, ripe peaches get baked together into a bar that is topped with a crunchy pecan streusel. Given that a little bourbon is mixed in, this dessert checks many of the boxes for our favorite things: bourbon, pecans, and peaches, making it an instant Southern classic. You'll think so to from the moment you have your first bite. Grab a bar and settle in for a sweet treat.

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Grilled Pork Chops with Blueberry-Peach Salsa

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Recipe: Grilled Pork Chops with Blueberry-Peach Salsa

Grilling meat to tender perfection while ensuring it doesn't get tough seems like a challenge, but a few simple steps can help to ensure your meat comes off the grill juicy and ready to devour. Go for bone-in center loin chops or loin chops at least 1½ inches thick. Meatier chops ensure a good char while the inside cooks through. Top these chops with our Blueberry-Peach Salsa, a treat that includes chopped and whole blueberries as well as finely diced peaches. Hot pepper jelly may bring a little heat, so be ready. This salsa goes great with grilled meats, so it may become one of your go-to favorites.

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Patchwork Cobbler

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Recipe: Patchwork Cobbler

The only thing patchwork about this cobbler is the patterned squares of pastry that make up its beautiful and delicious sugar-crusted top. Online reviewers love how this looks as much as they love how it tastes. In the words of one online reviewer, "the crust was worth the effort." Once you have your first bite of crisp, crunchy, and fruity cobbler you'll think so too. Filled with peaches, plums, and blueberries, this is a patchwork of wonderful flavors and tastes. Let this patch together your summer evening with a symphony of sensations.

Watch Us Make It: Patchwork Cobbler

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Frozen Peach Old Fashioneds

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Recipe: Frozen Peach Old Fashioneds

Southerners love a good drink to beat the summer heat, and this drink is the right fashion without being old-fashioned. A bracing mix of frozen peach slices, peach nectar, peach sorbet, bourbon, and orange bitters all combine to create a glass full of cool wonder. Top these with some fresh mint sprigs, some peach slices, or both. Served ice cold, these refreshing cocktails keep your guests cool. This will have everyone chilled out in a matter of minutes, and have the party heating up with fun. Doesn't seem too old-fashioned after all, does it?

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Riesling-Poached Peaches and Cherries

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Recipe: Riesling-Poached Peaches and Cherries

When working with a limited palette, good ingredients make all the difference. We call for vanilla beans here because they impart fragrance and thousands of tiny, flavorful specks. They're worth the splurge, but feel free to substitute 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract for the beans. And if you like, trade the homemade whipped cream for a scoop of ice cream. What's so beautiful about this dish is how it is presented: peaches and cherries that have soaked in a beautiful Riesling mixture are dolloped with whipped cream. They look gorgeous and taste even better.

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Peach Mojitos

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Recipe: Peach Mojitos

Enjoy this sparkling cooler all summer long. Peaches, sugar, and lemon juice combine to form the base of this summertime thirst-quencher. This mixture gets stirred with a simple combination of club soda and white rum to make a light, refreshing, and delightful beverage that you can garnish with fresh mint sprigs or peach wedges. If you haven't done it before, don't be afraid of muddling the mint. It is very easy: you just use the back of a wooden spoon. Let the flavors and aromas of mint loose in the pitcher, mix everything else in, and enjoy a sip of sweet, sour, and spicy Peach Mojitos that you'll slurp up.

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Peach-Berry Crumble

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Recipe: Peach-Berry Crumble

Sweets are a treat but sometimes you don't have time to be tied to the kitchen. We love this recipe because it's easy enough for busy, weeknight cooking; pop the crumble in the oven when you serve dinner and it'll be ready in about 40 minutes. Blueberries or raspberries may be substituted for the blackberries. Reviewers agree that this is the perfect, easy weeknight dessert. "Bookgirl67" remarked that it was amazing and "super easy to throw together." You'll find that it is simple, sweet, and sensational, so don't hesitate to get this Peach-Berry Crumble in the oven any night of the week.

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Baked Brie with Jezebel Peaches

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Recipe: Baked Brie with Jezebel Peaches

This recipe is all about how the ingredients come together, and here the stars are the hot jalapeño pepper jelly and the peeled and diced ripe peach. Put these two together, and you have the perfect combination of spicy and sweet. Indulgent, fresh, and easy as pie, this summer version of baked Brie won raves in the Southern Living Test Kitchen. Can't find Brie packed in a wooden box? Simply bake the cheese in a small pie plate or baking dish. If you make this in the box, transfer it to a platter before serving. Choose your favorite crackers, and this decadent delight will warm your guests' palates with the sweet heat and taste of jalapeños and peaches.

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Macerated Peaches with Ancho-Cinnamon Sugar

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Recipe: Macerated Peaches with Ancho-Cinnamon Sugar

Once you've made a batch of this you will wonder how you got by for so long without it. Spoon this incredibly versatile and saucy condiment over vanilla ice cream for an easy summer dessert. Or use it as a topper for pound cake or oatmeal, or as the filling for a cobbler or tart. Bonus: It’s also a flavorful accompaniment to grilled meats. However you prefer your Macerated Peaches with Ancho-Cinnamon Sugar, you'll love the combination of spicy and sweet that you get in every single bite. As one reviewer remarked, this is a "really unique dessert. My guests loved it." We are sure yours will too.

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Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa

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Recipe: Brisket Tacos with Summer Salsa

Peaches make the perfect foundation for a delicious summer salsa, and pairing them with tender meat creates a great taco. Slow-cooker beef brisket may be the foundation here, but it is the crunchy fruit summer salsa that steals the show. Make it by pairing fresh peaches with cucumber, jalapeño, garlic, cilantro, lime, and salt. It couldn't be simpler. Spoon this delectable concoction into your tortillas that have been filled with brisket and get ready to savor the tastes of the season. You'll love how sweet peaches blend with the spicy adobo chile heat.

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Ginger-Peach Shortbread Cobbler

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Recipe: Ginger-Peach Shortbread Cobbler

Put down your peeler: This brilliant dish is our easiest peach cobbler ever. Simply cut the peaches in half, place them in a cast-iron skillet, and bake them. Add in some shortbread dough, bake everything a little longer, and get ready to enjoy a simple and incredibly delicious Ginger-Peach Shortbread Cobbler. You can serve this cobbler warm, right out of the oven and out of the skillet, or let it cool and serve it later. However you prefer it, this easy-to-make recipe means that having homemade peach cobbler doesn’t have to mean spending all day peeling peaches—it simply means digging in to a great handmade delight.

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Peach Divinity Icebox Pie

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Recipe: Peach Divinity Icebox Pie

If you were to think of a dessert as an old-school, new-school remix, this Peach Divinity Icebox Pie might be it: except peaches and divinity are both old-school Southern dessert classics! So to create this sweet fantasy, this pie combines two of the South’s favorite flavors: fresh peaches and fluffy, creamy divinity candy. It is all nestled into a baked gingersnap crust, and pile high with sweetened whipped cream. With all these incredible flavors, it is hard to decide which one tastes the best. What's great about this pie is that since you get a little bite of delight in every mouthful, you can just enjoy everything all at once.

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Barbecue-Peach Summer Rolls

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Recipe: Barbecue-Peach Summer Rolls

These Barbecue-Peach Summer Rolls are delicious, and make a perfect finger food. There is no need to break a sweat assembling all the rolls yourself. Make a small batch to kick-start the party, then offer a platter of the fresh ingredients—including fresh peaches, cucumber, avocado, and pork—with the dipping sauce so guests can build their own. Just dip the rice paper sheets in hot water as directed, and wrap with a damp towel to keep them soft. Look for rice paper rounds in the international aisle of large grocery stores or Asian markets. Guests will love the Sweet Pepper-Peanut Sauce that brings just the right amount of heat and crunch to this sweet barbecue peach roll. Roll on up and dig right in.

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Mixed Stone-Fruit Pie

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Recipe: Mixed Stone Fruit Pie

This graham-cracker crust pie creates a crisp and crunchy delight that gets filled with the flavors of the season. A no-cook filling makes a dreamy base that soon gets piled high with freshly cut fruit. Peaches, plums, and apricots all work wonderfully well in this pie, but you can choose your favorite stone fruits for the filling and mix or match them to suit your tastes. Whatever you choose will be delicious and taste incredible topping the rich, cream cheese based filling. Best of all, since this no-bake, you'll have this on the table in a jiffy, so be ready to dig in to this sweet seasonal sensation.

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Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Peach Pie

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Recipe: Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Peach Pie

This amazing peach pie may seem like it takes a little preparation time, but once you have your first bite you will know it is worth it. Filled with sweet, cinnamon-covered peaches, and encased in a crisp, buttery, golden-brown crust, this Brown Sugar-Cinnamon Peach Pie is a delight. Decorate the top with leaves cut from the leftover crust and sprinkled with granulated sugar. You will love the delicate sweetness you get with every bite. Serve this to-die-for peach pie with a scoop of vanilla ice cream sprinkled with candied or toasted pecans.

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Blackberry-Peach Coffee Cake

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Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Coffee Cake

Let this fruit-filled cake be the start of your next special-occasion breakfast or potluck. The cinnamon and nutmeg in the homemade Streusel Topping complete the flavor palate of succulent peaches and tart blackberries. This coffee cake will become a family favorite, or the perfect treat to bring for office get-togethers. In the words of one online reviewer, "I took the cake to my office and there was not even a crumb left on the plate!" If you bake this incredible cake, it may not even make it as far as the office—so just be prepared to enjoy every slice.

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