Oh the joyous arrival of juicy fresh from the farm peaches! Just like summer, filled with sunny colors and life and joy! Our neighborhood farmers market features peaches from a local orchard that never fail to deliver. Big and juicy, they sell out quickly. Quarter peck? Full peck? Neighbors are known to call out “Are there peaches today?” before deciding to visit the market.
This year, I found new ways to enjoy these sunny fruits, along with some old favorites:
Breakfast or a special mid-day treat
- Slice them up in a bowl, and cut ribbons of fresh basil to mix with
- Add mozzarella pieces to a bowl of cut peaches
- Bonus! Add mozzarella and fresh basil ribbons!
- Peaches and blackberries in a bowl
- Peaches, blackberries and vanilla yogurt or ice cream in a bowl
Dessert
- Fresh peach and ginger ice cream — try this easy recipe from Pillsbury. Just six ingredients!
- Simply peach ice cream — same recipe without the ginger!
Smoothies
- Add chopped peaches with juice and ice in a blender
- Add chopped peaches, vanilla yogurt and ice in a blender
- Chopped peaches, ginger and vanilla ice cream
Or just simply bite into a peach and enjoy!