Honey Poached Peaches Recipes

PEACHES WITH HONEY SYRUP

Steps:

• Using a sharp knife, lightly score bottom (not stem end) of each peach with hatch marks.
• Prepare an ice bath, and set aside. Fill a large (4-quart) saucepan with enough cold water to cover peaches; remove peaches. Over high heat, bring water to a boil, and blanch peaches about 1 minute (more if skin is not pulling away from peach). Using a slotted spoon, immediately transfer peaches to ice bath. Remove from ice water, and peel. Set aside peaches and skins.
• Reserve 4 cups of poaching liquid in pan; add skins and honey. Bring to a boil, and cook until reduced to 11/2 cups. Pour liquid through a sieve set over a bowl, and discard skins. Immediately spoon syrup over peaches, and serve.

FRESH PEACHES WITH TOAST AND HONEY

Steps:

• Find peaches that are fresh, slightly soft, very fragrant and heavy for their weight. (These are the peaches so succulent that the juices run down your chin when you bite into them.) Slice bread and brush with olive oil and place in toaster. While bread toasts, wash peaches and then split in half and remove pit. Discard pit and slice each peach half into 3 wedges. Place peaches on top of toast and drizzle with honey.

GRILLED PEACHES WITH HONEY, YOGURT AND MINT

Steps:

• These are great to serve next to Lizzie's Granola for brunch.
• Preheat the grill on the highest setting.
• Brush the peaches with the olive oil, sprinkle with salt and place on the grill, flesh-side down. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes without moving. Transfer the peaches to a platter and top each half with a large tablespoon of yogurt, drizzle with honey and top with torn mint.

HONEY PEACH PIE

Steps:

• Place the peaches, honey, and peach schnapps into a saucepan over medium heat, and cook until the peaches are softened and the mixture thickens, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Stir in sugar and cinnamon until combined. Stir in the flour, and bring the mixture back to a simmer. Simmer until the flour has thickened the filling, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat, transfer filling to a container, and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Stretch bottom pie crust into a 9 1/2-inch pie pan; cut the other crust into 1-inch wide strips. Spread the peach filling evenly into the bottom crust, and make a lattice crust from the strips, weaving the strips over and under each other. Pinch strips to the bottom crust at both ends.
• Bake the pie in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, then remove and cover the crust edges with foil strips. Return to oven and bake until top crust is golden brown, about 30 more minutes. Cool on wire rack at least 2 hours before serving to allow pie filling to set up.

HONEY BALSAMIC PEACHES

Steps:

• Place the peach halves in a non-stick skillet sprayed with cooking spray.
• Cook over medium heat 4 minutes.
• Turn and cook another 2-3 minutes.
• Place peach halves, cut side up, in a dish and drizzle each half with the balsamic vinegar and then the honey.

WARM PEACHES WITH BASIL & HONEY

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a frying pan, add the peaches or nectarines, then cook both sides until slightly softened, about 3 mins. Add the honey and stir to make a sauce, then add the orange juice and allow to bubble briefly. Stir in the basil and serve warm with scoops of ice cream.

HONEY POACHED PEARS WITH CRèME FRAîCHE

Steps:

• Combine 2 1/2 cups water, honey, star anise, lemon juice, and sea salt in large saucepan. Bring to boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Add pears; reduce heat and simmer until tender, turning occasionally, 4 to 6 minutes, depending on ripeness. Using slotted spoon, transfer pears to medium bowl. Boil liquid and star anise until reduced to 1 cup syrup, about 22 minutes. Pour syrup with star anise over pears. Cover and chill until cold, about 2 hours. DO AHEAD: Can be made 1 day ahead. Keep chilled.
• Remove star anise from syrup. Divide pears and syrup among 6 bowls. Top each with dollop of crème fraîche and serve.

HONEY-POACHED PEACHES

Steps:

• Pour 2.5 c cold water into a large shallow pan or non-stick frying pan. Stir in the sugar and honey and cook over a low heat to dissolve the sugar. Bring to the boil, then bubble gently for 10 minutes.
• Add the peaches, then cover and simmer in the sugar syrup for 5-10min until just soft. Remove with a slotted spoon, put on to a plate and leave to cool.
• Boil the syrup for 10 mins until reduced to about 1 cup then cool and chill.
• Skin the peaches if you want to and serve with a little of the honey syrup.