When it comes to summer produce, there’s a lot to be excited about—crisp wedges of watermelon at a picnic, bowls of sweet cherries waiting to be made into pie, tomatoes that actually have flavor. But we’re extra excited about the triumphant return of the peach. And hot on the heels of Pantone’s Color of the Year announcement, The New York Times is predicting peach to have its moment in 2024. (As if it ever left.) Lusciously sweet, hardy enough to stand up to heat and super versatile, peaches are as fab in savory dishes as they are in desserts. Need inspiration? Here are 40 of our favorite fresh peach recipes, from pies to pizza.
40 Fresh Peach Recipes to Try This Summer
Sweet, savory and summery
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Published Feb 19, 2024
Photo: Mark Weinberg/Styling: Erin McDowell
What Can I Make with a Lot of Peaches?
Whether you bought a box of peaches online or went overboard at the farmers market, you’re wondering what you can make with a surplus of this stone fruit. You’re not just limited to pies (although they’re a good place to start)—try adding peaches to a batch of sangria or making homemade peach jam. This skillet peach cobbler calls for seven peaches, while these savory peach tarts need six. If all else fails, well, roll up your sleeves and start eating.
1. Grilled Peach Crumble
- Time Commitment: 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <30 minutes, beginner-friendly, <500 calories
If your grill is already on for dinner, why not make dessert while you’re at it? Ripe summer peaches need next to nothing in the flavor department, but we love the way this method brings out their caramelly sweetness.
2. Tomato-Peach Caprese Skewers
- Time Commitment: 15 minutes
- Why We Love It: no cook, ready in <15 minutes, crowd-pleaser, <10 ingredients
They’re ready in 15 minutes and pair really well with a glass of white wine, aka exactly the finger food we want to serve at our next backyard cocktail sesh.
3. Peaches and Cream Cake
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Why We Love It: <500 calories, beginner-friendly
This time, skip the usual frosting in favor of fresh fruit. The cake is a tender, cornmeal-laced number that’s as good for breakfast as it is for dessert.
4. Peach and Pita Panzanella Salad with Burrata and Dukkah
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 15 minutes
- Why We Love It: vegetarian, beginner-friendly
Dukkah is a Middle Eastern condiment that combines herbs, spices and nuts in a powdery mix. Here, it contains pistachios, walnuts, sesame, cumin and coriander, and adds a hint of savory flavor to the sweet, juicy peaches.
5. Strawberry-Peach Frosé
- Time Commitment: 5 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <15 minutes, <10 ingredients, special occasion–worthy
Nope, we’re so not over frosé, and can you blame us? The frosty, boozy beverage is as refreshing as it gets on a hot day. This time around, frozen peaches and strawberries add fruity flavor and allow you to skip the step of freezing the rosé. (Try it with pineapple and mango, too.)
6. Corn Fritter Caprese with Peaches and Tomatoes
- Time Commitment: 1 hour
- Why We Love It: special occasion–worthy, vegetarian
This salad is fancy enough that if you put it down at a dinner party, it would elicit oohs and ahhs, yet surprisingly easy to make. To switch it up, swap the mozzarella for burrata, halloumi or feta.
7. Grilled Peach, Prosciutto and Mozzarella Sandwich
- Time Commitment: 15 minutes
- Why We Love It: <10 minutes, beginner-friendly
Eat your heart out, Subway. Consider this open-faced beauty our answer to the avocado toast of years past.
8. Baked Pancakes with Peaches and Strawberries
- Time Commitment: 55 minutes
- Why We Love It: one pan, crowd-pleaser, beginner-friendly
The best way to make breakfast for a crowd is to whip up an entire batch of pancakes on a single sheet pan. You don’t even need to flip!
9. Grilled Peach and Halloumi Salad with Lemon-Pesto Dressing
- Time Commitment: 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, ready in <30 minutes, vegetarian
Why should carnivores have all the grilling fun? This salad may be vegetarian, but it’s also super filling thanks to additions like halloumi and green beans (and peaches, of course).
10. White Sangria Ice Pops
- Time Commitment: 3 hours
- Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, <10 ingredients
Sorry kids, these boozy ice pops are for adults only. Mix things up by adding different types of fresh fruit.
11. Linguine with Bacon, Peaches and Gorgonzola
- Time Commitment: 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, ready in <30 minutes
You’re less than ten ingredients and thirty minutes away from a dinner that tastes restaurant worthy—and you may never order delivery again. If you're not a fan of gorgonzola, you can try goat cheese instead.
12. White Sangria with Peaches and Berries
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, no cook, <10 ingredients
Swap the usual bottle of red for something lighter, like dry Riesling, and suddenly your sangria is ready for brunch. Bonus: This concoction is totally white-jeans-friendly.
13. Blackberry-Peach Grilled Cheese
- Time Commitment: 10 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <15 minutes, vegetarian, beginner-friendly, <10 ingredients
We didn’t think it was possible to improve grilled cheese, already the world’s best food. We were wrong.
14. Skillet Peach Cobbler
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Why We Love It: one pan, beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser
Peach pie is a classic…but just thinking about all that kneading and rolling and cutting and baking makes us want to ditch the idea for ice cream instead. Enter this easy-peasy cobbler, which all comes together in a cast iron skillet. (Psst: You can use the method with other summer fruits, too.)
15. Fresh Peach Margaritas
- Time Commitment: 5 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <15 minutes, no cook, special occasion–worthy
Instructions: Make a big pitcher of these and a batch of guacamole. Invite over some friends. Repeat as often as possible until September.
16. Mini Peach Tarts with Goat Cheese and Honey
- Time Commitment: 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, special occasion–worthy, <10 ingredients
These cuties have just the right amount of sweetness and spice to make our mouths water for more, and they work just as well as a cocktail appetizer as they do alongside a big green salad as a main. Luckily, they start with store-bought puff pastry, so it’s easy to make a second batch.
17. Peach, Basil and Brie French Bread Pizzas
- Time Commitment: 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <30 minutes, <10 ingredients, vegetarian
Step away from the frozen pepperoni pie and feast your eyes on these effortless, delicious “pizzas.” They’re finished with a balsamic drizzle, which is basically our love language.
18. Grilled Peach, Pesto and Mozzarella Quesadillas
- Time Commitment: 18 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <30 minutes, <10 ingredients, vegetarian, kid-friendly
Summer in a tortilla—where can we sign up? While you could use store-bought pesto in a pinch, we think it’s worth the extra effort to make it homemade. Besides, there’s plenty of basil this time of year.
19. Skillet Roast Chicken with Peaches, Tomatoes and Red Onion
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 20 minutes
- Why We Love It: one pan, beginner-friendly, gluten free
We love this one-pan meal; less time spent on dishes means more time to savor the summer night.
20. Balsamic Peach Sauce
- Time Commitment: 40 minutes
- Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly, vegan, gluten free
Brush the sweet-and-tangy mixture onto grilled meat or use it as a marinade and then stash it in the freezer for next time.
21. Raspberry Peach Hand Pies
- Time Commitment: 1 hour
- Why We Love It: beginner-friendly, <10 ingredients, kid-friendly
The only way to improve pie? Make it portable for picnics, cookouts and backyard barbecues galore.
22. Summer Stone Fruit Salad with Burrata and Salt & Pepper Almonds
- Time Commitment: 15 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <15 minutes, vegetarian, gluten free
We just found what you’re eating for lunch for the entire summer. Take a hint from this salad and add more herbs to your basic mixed greens. Sneaky bites of mint and basil keep things interesting.
23. Grilled Peach, Chicken And Ricotta Pizza
- Time Commitment: 1 hour
- Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, special occasion–worthy
We’re willing to try anything on a pizza—unsurprisingly, the sweet-and-savory combo of peaches and onions is a big winner.
24. Peach Clafoutis
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 15 minutes
- Why We Love It: crowd-pleaser, <500 calories
Clafoutis must be French for the fluffiest, most custardy cake you’ll ever eat. (We know it’s not, but it is absolutely delicious and surprisingly beginner-friendly.)
25. Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken with Peach Pico de Gallo
- Time Commitment: 45 minutes
- Why We Love It: dairy free, gluten free
Not only do we love the way “peach pico de gallo” rolls off the tongue, but we can’t get enough of the spicy-sweet flavor profile. We suspect it we be just as tasty on tacos as it is on this chicken dish.
26. Peaches and Cream Ice Pops
- Time Commitment: 2 hours, 40 minutes
- Why We Love It: kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser, beginner-friendly
Summer on a stick, with a secret trick up its sleeve. You can actually make these pops year-round with frozen fruit. Roasting it in the oven before pureeing it concentrates the sugars and makes it taste summer-ripe.
27. Berry Peach Chickpea Flour Breakfast Crisp
- Time Commitment: 45 minutes
- Why We Love It: gluten free, dairy free, vegan
Dessert for breakfast? Don’t mind if we do. This crisp topping is made with chickpea flour for extra protein, so we don’t even have to pretend to feel guilty.
28. Peach Caprese Salad
- Time Commitment: 10 minutes
- Why We Love It: ready in <15 minutes, <10 ingredients, gluten free, vegetarian
Are peaches are the new tomatoes? This sweet-and-salty salad is making a strong case for it.
29. Strawberry Peach Pie
- Time Commitment: 3 hours
- Why We Love It: special occasion–worthy, crowd-pleaser
Sorry, apple. We found a new favorite slice. (For what it’s worth, we think sour cherry and peach would make a tasty pairing, too.)
30. Peaches and Cream Ice Cream
- Time Commitment: 8 hours, 10 minutes
- Why We Love It: special occasion–worthy, crowd-pleaser
This recipe is worth pulling out the ice cream maker you put on your wedding registry and then never used. It’s a little sweet and tangy, but the true star is the hint of spicy, crystallized ginger, which takes things over the top.
31. Roasted Peach and Arugula Salad
- Time Commitment: 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: gluten free, vegetarian, ready in <30 minutes
Because admit it: You’re so bored of romaine and croutons. As written, it’s vegetarian-friendly, but you could add grilled chicken for a boost of protein.
32. Peach Cobbler Recipe
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Why We Love It: one pan, beginner-friendly, kid-friendly, crowd-pleaser
Don’t forget to serve this cobbler with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream.
33. Pearl Couscous With Chickpeas, Eggplant and Peaches
- Time Commitment: 35 minutes
- Why We Love It: vegetarian, crowd-pleaser
Raise your hand if peach season is your Christmas in July. (Same.) This fruity dish is great cold, warm or at room temperature, and you can make it up to one day ahead.
34. Sriracha Shrimp Skewers with Collard-Peach Salad
- Time Commitment: 50 minutes
- Why We Love It: dairy free, gluten free, special occasion–worthy
They’re spicy, sweet and fabulous for a summer dinner under the stars. Hot tip (heh): If you’re using wooden skewers, be sure to soak them in water for about 30 minutes before grilling so they don’t catch fire. And if you’re using metal skewers, wear a heat-safe mitt to protect your fingers.
35. Poached Apricots and Peaches with Toasted Almonds
- Time Commitment: 30 minutes
- Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, ready in <30 minutes, gluten free
You could serve this simple summer treat with whipped cream, ice cream or frozen custard. If you need us, we’ll be eating a sundae on the patio.
36. 20-Minute Burrata Salad with Stone Fruit And asparagus
- Time Commitment: 20 minutes
- Why We Love It: vegetarian, ready in <30 minutes, crowd-pleaser
This dish feeds a crowd and won’t wilt when you set it out in 95-degree weather. A new cookout classic? We think so.
37. Yellow Tomato Gazpacho with Peaches
- Time Commitment: 45 minutes
- Why We Love It: vegetarian, crowd-pleaser, special occasion–worthy
The best part about this stunning dish (you know, aside from the taste)? You can prep everything the night before, then put it all together in less than 10 minutes.
38. Simple Stuffed Peach Crumble
- Time Commitment: 35 minutes
- Why We Love It: <10 ingredients, beginner-friendly, crowd-pleaser
This dessert takes about half an hour, start to finish. Eat your heart out, blueberry pie.
39. Spiced Spatchcock Chicken with Peach Barbecue Sauce
- Time Commitment: 1 hour
- Why We Love It: gluten free, crowd-pleaser, special occasion–worthy
You had us at “peach barbecue sauce.” The addition of fresh mint and tarragon doesn’t hurt, either. (Unsure about spatchcocking? Here’s our simple guide to breaking down the bird.)
40. Peach Blackberry Cobbler
- Time Commitment: 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Why We Love It: one pan, crowd-pleaser
Summer may be fleeting, but cobbler is forever. (Or at least that’s what we tell ourself.) The biscuit topping can be prepared in advance, recipe developer Gaby Dalkin says. Just store it in the fridge until you're ready to bake the cobbler.
