During the summer months, the fruit share I purchased from my community supported agriculture (Stoneledge Farm), provides me with way more peaches than my family and I can eat before they start to break down.
The peaches you purchase in the grocery store are often picked unripe – that’s why they often get mealy and don’t taste very sweet.
But, the peaches I get directly from the farm are picked at the peak of ripeness. They are bursting with juicy sweetness that dribbles down your face when you take a bite!
Peaches are delicate fruits with a thin skin, so they don’t last long after they’ve ripened.
So, what can I do with all of the sweet peaches before they decay?
Make a yummy peach cobbler, of course!
- 6-7 ripe peaches
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup maple sugar (or other sugar)
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 dashes ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp. sea salt
- 6-7 tbsp. unsalted butter
- Ice cream (optional)
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- While oven is heating, bring a pot filled with water to a boil.
- With a sharp paring knife, score the bottom of the peaches with a shallow X.
- Drop the peaches into the boiling water for 30-60 seconds.
- Remove the peaches from the water, peel the skin off and discard.
- Slice into the peaches, from top to bottom, around the pit into ½ inch thick slices.
- The slices will be easy to peel away from the pit.
- Put peaches into a mixing bowl and add vanilla, sea salt and sugar.
- Place peaches into a buttered, 9x9 baking dish or casserole dish.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, sea salt and butter.
- Work butter into the flour until it resembles crumbly texture.
- Sprinkle crumbles on top of peaches.
- Bake 40 minutes or until fruit is bubbling and crumble is nicely browned.
- Top with a dollop of whip cream or your favorite ice-cream.
Andrea Beaman is an internationally renowned Holistic Health Coach, Natural Foods Chef, Speaker, Herbalist and best-selling author who helps people feel happier, healthier and in control of their health. She was named one of the top 100 Most Influential Health and Fitness Experts, is the recipient of the Natural Gourmet Institute’s Award for Excellence in Health-Supportive Education and a Health Leadership award from The Institute for Integrative Nutrition. Since 1999, Andrea has been teaching people how to harness their body’s own preventative and healing powers using food, herbal remedies and alternative medicine.
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