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Peaches and Cream
This Peaches and Cream recipe is a great way to use ripe peaches in the ultimate summer dessert. Mix fresh peaches in a vanilla-infused cream.
Prep Time
10 mins
Total Time
10 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 176 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 ripe peaches
- 8 tablespoons heavy cream double cream, whipping cream or half and half
- 1 tablespoon white granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Optional: sprigs of mint to garnish
Instructions
- Wash, then cut the peaches, remove the pits and slice.
- Add the peach slices to a bowl, sprinkle them with the sugar and gently toss to coat. Set aside for 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
- Stir the vanilla into the cream (whip slightly if you’d like), then pour over the peaches.
- You can eat them right away, but they taste even better if they sit in the fridge for a few hours for the peaches to infuse the vanilla cream.
- Divide into bowls and serve
Cup of Yum
Notes
- Add a drizzle of
- Strawberry
- or
- Raspberry
- syrup on top for additional fruit flavor.
- Make them alongside Strawberries and Cream for a great way to watch a tennis match.
- Strawberries and Cream
- for a great way to watch a tennis match.
- Mix cream with
- Peach Compote
- for a quick and easy version of this dessert.
- Serve it with a
- Gin and Tonic float
- on a hot summer day.
- When choosing peaches for this dessert, make sure you choose ones that are at the perfect ripeness. This means they should give in to pressure slightly when poked with your finger. Peaches that are too ripe will get mushy and underripe peaches may be bitter.
- Be careful when removing the pit from the center of the peach to make sure you do not damage the flesh. How to pit a peach is quite easy with the right steps.
- It’s important to make sure the sugar dissolves fully before pouring the cream over to make sure the granule texture is not in the dessert.
- Add a drizzle of Strawberry or Raspberry syrup on top for additional fruit flavor.
- Make them alongside Strawberries and Cream for a great way to watch a tennis match.
- Mix cream with Peach Compote for a quick and easy version of this dessert.
- Serve it with a Gin and Tonic float on a hot summer day.
Nutrition Information
Calories
176kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
18g
(6%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Cholesterol
41mg
(14%)
Sodium
12mg
(1%)
Potassium
309mg
(9%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
930IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
29mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 176kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 18g | 6% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 41mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 12mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 309mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 930IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.