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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16 Responses to “Lemon Blueberry Ice Cream Bars”

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oneordinaryday — September 17, 2009 at 1:08 pm

I guess they would be hard to bite into, but if you made them thinner you wouldn’t have such a beautiful swirl of blueberry in there. They look fabulous.
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Jade — September 17, 2009 at 2:18 pm

Those look amazing! Totally on my list!
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Mimi — September 17, 2009 at 3:26 pm

These look delicious. I love lemon and blueberries.
Mimi
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nutmegnanny — September 17, 2009 at 3:57 pm

These look great! Maybe a little thinner would be better but either way they must have tasted fantastic!
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Ingrid — September 17, 2009 at 5:47 pm

Yum, I think your idea of a cheesecake ice cream brillant. I agree those swirls are gorgeous!
~ingrid
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stephchows — September 17, 2009 at 7:02 pm

mmmmm i’d love to have a batch of those sitting in front of me right now!
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Melissa — September 17, 2009 at 7:30 pm

These are too pretty to eat! I love the blueberry/lemon combo.
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Joelen — September 18, 2009 at 2:43 pm

These look outstanding! I love the swirls and the combo of lemon and blueberry is always a winner!
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Colleen — September 18, 2009 at 6:20 pm

Looks delicious! Gorgeous photos.
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SugarCooking — September 19, 2009 at 12:36 am

Those look great! What a beautiful photo!
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eliza — September 19, 2009 at 2:09 am

very nice! look just exactly like the ones in the magazine!

eliza
http://fooddiary.blogsome.com
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Stephanie Wagner — September 21, 2009 at 11:06 am

These are amazing! I didn’t know they were dairy free… We just found our little nephew is allergic to dairy, I’ll have to make these for him.
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A & W — September 29, 2009 at 9:04 pm

Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
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A & W — September 29, 2009 at 9:04 pm

Just as gorgeous as they were on the cover of Gourmet. Saw these on tastespotting and knew I recognized them! Yum!
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Joudie's Mood Food — August 7, 2010 at 9:51 pm

This looks ……… WOW!!!!
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offmotorway — September 16, 2010 at 9:04 am

What a great idea! One of the best looking desserts I’ve seen in a long time – irresistable!