I have tons of peaches. Help?
I got a 25lb crate from someone and I have no idea what to do with all of them before they go bad.. any ideas?
Posted Jul 24, 2015, 12:37 AM UTC
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Peach butter. Or just make a couple of pies, once you've pitted and peeled them you can probably use 3-4 lbs of peaches per pie. Or do a peach cobbler --- same recipe as apple cobbler, just swap ground ginger for the cinnamon. Maybe a pinch of cardamom if you have that. a 9x13 pan of cobbler could take care of 5 lbs easy, use a disposable pan and freeze it and you can use it whenever you need a dessert. Pie freezes well also.
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The family really likes this Bourbon Peach Jam
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Jam.
Cut them in cubes, put them in the fridge with 70-100% its weight in sugar (1kg of peaches 700-1000 gr of sugar, depending how sweet or runny you like it). After 24 hours boil it and remove the foam that forms (You can put the stones inside and remove them afterwards for more pectin).
Google how to sterilize jars and put it there. If done correctly it can last 2 years easily.
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Yes, jam is the answer. Jars with peach and bourbon, peach with vanilla bean, peach with moscato, etc. It's sooooo good! Add on anything, chicken, toast, ice cream, in white wine spritzers, etc. It's so useful!
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ferment them!
I made sangria with peaches where I soaked them in Hennessy (I have a theme going these past two weeks) those taste fantastic. Cheaper would be to use brandy and will taste as good. After a week they were super sweet.
Jam / preserve:
This will use a lot of peaches. Done tart you can use it in pie, turnovers etc. and will keep for months. The holidays are 4 months away, makes for good gifts
Cut in half, (forgot the butter!) brown sugar maybe cinnamon etc. broil for 6-8 minutes...
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oh that sounds absolutely devilish. I betcha peach 'shine is great too.
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We have a peach tree.
We eat some fresh, can most of the rest, and turn some into peach jam.
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Peach pie. Peach sorbet. Roasted peaches.
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That's....a LOT of peaches considering how fast they go bad.
If it were me..I'd probably gorge on peaches until I felt like throwing up. Then I'd let the rest go bad (because the only way I like peaches are fresh/raw, can't stand peach desserts/jam/cobbler/butter/etc). But definitely make tons of jam if you like peach jam.
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You can pick up some mason jars, blanch the peaches, & then peel then. After you conserve them, they can last a long time with no refrigeration!
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Something I had once that could be used in this situation was something like mulling spiced peaches. I can't remember the recipe exactly, but I know it involved having sliced peaches in a concoction of mulling spices (cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, allspice, etc). After a while, it got thicker, and the peaches softened while simultaneously absorbing all the delicious spiced flavor. Fantastic ice cream topper!
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This post has a bunch of recipes.
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You can freeze the peaches. You need to blanch, peel, and cut them first. Also I think you need to use some asorbic or citric acid at some point so the peaches stay a nice yellow and not brown.
use dry ice for better freeze. Keeps them from going to mush
Lay the peaches out on a cooking tray so it freezes faster.