Peaches and Cream Summer Dessert (Printer-Friendly)
Luscious chilled peach dessert with whipped cream, perfect for summer days and effortless entertaining.
# What You'll Need:
→ Fruit
01 - 4 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced
02 - 1/2 cup blueberries
→ Cream
03 - 1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
04 - 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Garnish
06 - Fresh mint leaves
07 - 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
# How-To Steps:
01 - In a large chilled mixing bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
02 - Wash, pit, and slice the peaches. Rinse the blueberries if using.
03 - In serving glasses or a large bowl, layer the sliced peaches and blueberries.
04 - Spoon or pipe the whipped cream generously over the fruits.
05 - Garnish with fresh mint leaves and, if desired, a sprinkle of sliced almonds.
06 - Serve immediately, or chill for up to 1 hour before serving for a colder, more refreshing salad.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- It comes together in literally fifteen minutes, which means you can throw it together when guests are already on their way.
- The combination of cold sweet cream against sun-warmed peaches hits differently than anything else you'll eat this season.
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- Never try making this with peaches that are still rock hard from the grocery store—they need that natural sweetness and juice.
- Whipped cream weeps if it sits too long, so this is definitely a make-the-same-day kind of situation.
03 -
- Add a pinch of salt to your cream before whipping—it sounds weird but it makes everything taste more like itself.
- If your peaches are stubborn and won't peel easily, dip them in boiling water for 30 seconds then plunge into ice water.