Frozen Peaches With Strawberries And Mint Recipes

FROZEN PEACHES WITH STRAWBERRIES AND MINT

Steps:

• Sprinkle sugar evenly across bottom of a large straight-sided skillet or Dutch oven and place peaches, cut sides up, in a single layer on top. Scrape in vanilla seeds and add pod; scatter spearmint over. Pour in water to come halfway up sides of peaches. Bring to a very gentle simmer over low heat, stirring once or twice just to dissolve sugar. Cook peaches, turning once, until tender but not falling apart, 5-10 minutes. Let cool.
• Pluck out vanilla pod and spearmint from pot; discard. Stir in lemon juice. Remove skins from peaches (they should slip off easily). Transfer peaches, cut side down, to a 3-qt. shallow baking dish and pour poaching liquid over. Freeze until peaches are icy all the way through but still soft enough to cut with a spoon, 45-60 minutes (poaching liquid should be semifrozen and break into shards when scraped with a fork, just like granita).
• Scatter strawberries over peaches just before serving.
• Do Ahead
• Peaches can be poached 1 day ahead. Let cool in poaching liquid; cover and chill.

STRAWBERRY-PEACH CRISP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Mix the strawberries, peaches, lemon juice, white sugar, first whole-wheat flour, first cinnamon, and nutmeg in an 8 inch square baking dish.
• Make the topping by tossing together the remaining whole-wheat flour, brown sugar, oats, butter, and cinnamon.
• Sprinkle the topping mixture over the strawberry peach filling.
• Bake 35 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and crisp.
• Serve with ice cream or whipped cream.6-.

FROZEN PEACHES

Steps:

• Place the sugar, Vitamin C and paprika into a 1-gallon zip-top bag, seal and shake to combine. Add the peaches and toss to coat well. Lay the bag flat on a counter and using a straw, suck out any remaining air in the bag. Return to the freezer.

STRAWBERRY PEACH MELBA

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, mash strawberries; add sugar, water and lemon juice. Cook and stir until mixture comes to a boil. Combine the cornstarch and cold water until smooth; stir into the strawberry mixture. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla., Strain to remove the pulp. Place the pan in an ice-water bath to cool, stirring occasionally. Serve strawberry sauce over ice cream; top with peaches and whipped topping.

PEACH AND STRAWBERRY SORBET

Steps:

• Place the peaches, strawberries, orange juice, and brown sugar in a food processor. Puree until smooth.
• Pour mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions until firm.