Grilled Peaches

I live for peach season. In part because of all that it implies – long days, flip flops, not looking sickly pale. Oh and corn, tomatoes, melons, blueberries, basil (aka pesto), I could go on but I think you get the point. This embarrassment of freshly picked riches gives me anxiety. I mean a day without at least two peaches and all of the items listed above is a day wasted.

I tried to be fancy here with homemade ice cream and mixing the peaches in but the peanut gallery thought simpler would be better – “you couldn’t really taste the grilled peaches once frozen” and “they texture wasn’t great” – its always good to have a little constructive criticism, especially when they are right (if not a tad spoiled).

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Grilled Peaches

Ingredients

1. peaches

2. brown sugar

3. ice cream or whipped cream (for serving)

Instructions

1. Preheat your grill and lightly oil the grates.

2. Cut the peaches in half and remove the pits.

3. Place the peaches, cut side down over high heat and let cook until you see those nice grill marks (5-7 minutes depending on your grill).

4. Place the peaches, cut side up on a small sheet pan or other heat proof pan.

5. Sprinkle about 1 tbl of brown sugar over each half and put the sheet pan back on the grill over medium/low heat, close the lid and cook about 10 minutes - the time depends on how ripe your peaches are, if they are super tender and juicy they might only need enough time to melt the sugar, if they need a little tlc, cook them until a knife pierces them easily.

6. Serve warm or room temp plain, with a scoop of ice cream, a dollop of whipped cream, anything and everything.

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