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    Hungry Healthy Happy » Recipes » Dessert

    Grilled Peaches with Cinnamon and Honey

    Published: Jun 10, 2020 · Modified: Sep 14, 2021 by Dannii · This post may contain affiliate links · 28 Comments

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    Grilling peaches really brings out their flavour and they are the perfect summer dessert. Either cook them on the BBQ grill or a grill pan indoors for an easy flavour packed dessert that can be topped with either yogurt or ice cream. Grilled Peaches are made with just 4 ingredients and ready in under 10 minutes too.

    A wooden board with 6 grilled peaches topped with ice cream

    Grilling peaches brings out their natural sweetness and gives it a slight caramelisation. It's one of our favourite ways to use peaches, as well as a Peach Smoothie, and it's a great way to use up under rip peaches. We have flavoured ours with honey and cinnamon for a delicious and healthy dessert.

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    • Why should you try it?
    • Step by step
    • How to choose a peach
    • Cutting and pitting
    • What to serve them with
    • FAQs
    • Extra tips
    • More dessert recipes
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    Why should you try it?

    • The perfect summer dessert
    • Easy to make vegan
    • Just 4 ingredients
    • Ready in under 10 minutes
    • Can be made with plum or nectarines instead
    • A great BBQ dessert for entertaining

    Step by step

    One: Brush the cut sides of the peaches with oil and then put them on the grill pan or BBQ grill rack cut side down. 

    A wooden chopping board with three peaches cut in half. A large chef's knife sits on the board too

    Two: Cook on a gentle heat for around 4 minutes each side, until there are grill marks and the peaches have softened.

    A wooden board with six peach halves, all with grill lines across them

    Three: Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with cinnamon and serve with vanilla ice cream (optional).

    A wooden board with grilled peaches, honey and a spoonful of ice cream

    How to choose a peach

    Before you even get to cooking the peach, you need to have chosen the perfect peach. You want it to be firm, but just ripe. Basically, not really hard or squishy - somewhere in between.

    You want it to be firm enough to handle being grilled and not fall to pieces, but also ripe enough so it has flavour - but the grilling will help with that.

    Cutting and pitting

    Cutting a peach is a bit like cutting an avocado, or any stone fruit really. First you need to run a knife round the edge and then twist it open. Peaches have a natural seam, so it's best to follow that with your knife.

    Once you have twisted it open, you will have two halves and the stone will have been revealed. To remove it, simply take a melon baller or a small ice cream scoop and scoop it out. You can't just stick a knife in to it and wiggle it out like you can with an avocado, as the pit of a peach is more fragile and it will fall apart.

    Grilled Peached topped with vanilla ice cream and chopped mint leaves

    What to serve them with

    As soon as they come off the grill, we give them a drizzle of honey and a sprinkle of cinnamon and it's delicious. You could swap the honey for maple syrup to keep it vegan and change the spice for nutmeg or ginger.

    This is a pretty light and healthy dessert, so if you want to keep it that way I would suggest serving it with some Greek yogurt or even some frozen yogurt. But, our favourite way to serve these is with some really good quality vanilla yogurt. It's the perfect paring.

    Grilled peaches on a wooden board with a honey dipper

    FAQs

    What oil to cook peaches in

    Although your first thought might be to cook them in butter, they will burn before they actually cook and you want to make sure that the peaches get nice and soft.
    You want to use an oil with a high smoking point, so we used coconut oil for this and it gives it a nice extra flavour too. You could use avocado or canola oil though.

    BBQ grill or indoor grill pan?

    You can make these grilled peaches either outside on the BBQ Grill (the perfect outside summer dessert) or inside on a grill pan. They will both take around the same time. Just be aware that cooking them over a direct flame on the BBQ can make them burn a lot quicker.

    Extra tips

    • You can cook these on the BBQ grill or a grill pan indoors.
    • Cooking on a gentle to medium heat is key.
    • Grilled peaches are delicious served with Greek yogurt for something lighter, or vanilla ice cream for a more indulgent dessert.
    • Add some extra flavour with a sprinkling of fresh mint just before serving.
    • Leave the vanilla and honey out and just grill them plain for a really delicious addition to a green salad.
    • You can also use this method with plums and nectarines.
    • Make this dish vegan by swapping the honey for maple syrup.

    More dessert recipes

    • Nice Cream Cookie Sandwiches
    • Apple and Cherry Crumble
    • Almond Butter Cookies
    • Honey Grilled Pineapple
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    Recipe

    A wooden board with grilled peaches, honey and a spoonful of ice cream

    Grilled Peaches with Cinnamon and Honey

    Grilling peaches really brings out the flavour and are a perfect light dessert. These Grilled Peaches use only 4 ingredients and ready in under 10 minute
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    5 from 29 votes
    Author: Dannii
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    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: British
    Prep Time: 1 minute
    Cook Time: 8 minutes
    Total Time: 9 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 141kcal
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    Ingredients

    • 2 tablespoon coconut oil
    • 4 peaches halved and pit removed
    • 2 tablespoon honey
    • 1 pinch cinnamon

    Instructions

    • Brush the cut sides of the peaches with oil and then put them on the griddle pan or BBQ grill rack cut side down.
    • Cook on a gentle heat for around 4 minutes each side, until there are grill marks and the peaches have softened.
    • Drizzle with honey and sprinkle with cinnamon and serve with vanilla ice cream (optional).

    Notes

    • You can cook these on the BBQ grill or a grill pan indoors.
    • Cooking on a gentle to medium heat is key.
    • Grilled peaches are delicious served with Greek yogurt for something lighter, or vanilla ice cream for a more indulgent dessert.
    • Add some extra flavour with a sprinkling of fresh mint just before serving.
    • Leave the vanilla and honey out and just grill them plain for a really delicious addition to a green salad.
    • You can also use this method with plums and nectarines.
    • Make this dish vegan by swapping the honey for maple syrup.

    Nutritional Information

    Serving: 2peach halves | Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 285mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 489IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 9mg | Iron: 1mg
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    DisclaimerThe nutritional information provided is approximate and is calculated using online tools. Information can vary depending on various factors, but we have endeavoured to be as accurate as possible.
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    Comments

    1. Jennifer

      June 12, 2020 at 1:44 pm

      I'm so glad these can be made on the grill pan inside or out on the grill because we really enjoyed these and I've love the option to make them whenever. It was such a great, creative dessert!

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    2. Toni

      June 12, 2020 at 1:21 pm

      5 stars
      These are really amazing summer dessert! My family love them!

      Reply
    3. Adrianne

      June 12, 2020 at 11:31 am

      5 stars
      Oh yum!! IThe idea of grilling this delicious fruit is perfect and the touch of honey sounds amazing too. Simple and delicious, yum!!

      Reply
    4. Alice | SkinnySpatula

      June 12, 2020 at 10:25 am

      5 stars
      Such an innovative idea! Never had grilled peaches, but they are definitely something I must try. P.S., your photos are gorgeous!

      Reply
    5. Shashi

      June 12, 2020 at 10:18 am

      5 stars
      Your photos are gorgeous! I usually poach peaches and enjoy it with ice cream - but this sounds so wonderful - next time I'm grilling peaches instead of poaching them!

      Reply
    6. Paul Wilson

      June 11, 2020 at 8:10 pm

      Just a thought. On Nigella's site they have a system whereby you can login and bookmark any recipes you want to remember. Maybe you could do something similar. Might also then give you more information about your followers and what they like.

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      • Dannii

        June 12, 2020 at 7:54 am

        You can do that with Pinterest too :)

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    7. Natalie

      June 11, 2020 at 5:15 pm

      5 stars
      I never had grilled peaches before but this looks so perfect and sounds so good I must give it a try asap. I'm saving this for the weekend. Can't wait to make it.

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