How to Peel a Peach

Monday, September 5, 2011

You know how some cooking steps just aren’t worth the hassle? Like sifting dry ingredients. In most recipes, you can just run a whisk or a fork through them and call it a day. Others, are definitely worth the extra time and effort. Seeding tomatoes for salsa is must in my book. Then there are others that are just so darn simple, there’s no reason not to do them.

Peeling peaches falls into the last category. Sometimes it’s intimidating to see that you need to do an extra step, especially if you’ve never done it before. But I’m here to show you how simple it is to peel a peach.

First, get everything ready to go. You’re going to need a bowl with some ice water, a pot of boiling water, some fresh peaches, a paring knife, and a slotted spoon.

Set the water to boil. While it is heating up, cut an “X” into the bottom of each peach with your paring knife.

Once the water is boiling, drop the peaches into the boiling water. Make sure the peaches are fully submursed in the water. Boil for about 35-45 seconds.

Remove the peaches with a slotted spoon and immediately transfer to the ice bath to prevent cooking the peaches.

Now the skin of the peaches can be peeled off with your hands.

See! Wasn’t that simple? Be sure to come back tomorrow to see what I made with my peeled peaches.

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ErickaJo — July 20, 2012 at 10:20 pm

Loving the look of this recipe. Is it tart enough so that I could can it using using the water bath method, or do you think I should employ pressure? I’m about to come into a dozen pints of blueberries, and I’m trying to be creative. 🙂
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Domi — July 14, 2013 at 12:45 pm
Ohmygodness! I made it and I’m in love! 🙂

Greetings from Poland!
- beantownbaker — July 14th, 2013 @ 4:19 pm
  
  So glad you enjoyed this! Glad to have a friend in Poland 🙂
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Alison's Wonderland Recipes — June 26, 2014 at 6:29 pm
I made your curd as part of my newest recipe (Eeyore’s Birthday Cake–angel food cake with blueberry curd filling), and I just wanted to say that it turned out fantastic! The curd was really easy to make and super delicious. 🙂
- beantownbaker — September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:16 pm
  
  So glad you enjoyed this curd recipe!
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Lisa L. Dean — July 2, 2014 at 8:34 pm
how much would I need to fill a 3 layer cake.. its for my wedding and I am looking for an easy recipe.
- beantownbaker — September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:18 pm
  
  Hope this worked well for you. I used one batch for a triple layer cake.
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Diane Welsh — January 27, 2015 at 8:26 pm

I was thinking about making this for a shower cake do you know if it would blueberry curd freezes well?
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mystereons41 — April 2, 2015 at 11:51 am

So I’m not sure what I did wrong, but I just made this recipe and it seems something went awry. It didn’t come out very purple, more like a bluish gray, and it doesn’t really taste like blueberries. I used 1 cup of frozen blueberries. Did I use the wrong kind of blueberries maybe?
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Cynthia — January 31, 2017 at 3:22 pm

Hello is it possible to can this recipe?