Things we do with fresh peaches

Yesterday we posted the quick process in getting fresh peaches from fresh off the tree:

... to the point at which we've removed the peach fuzz (skins) and pits:

With the smell of peaches wafting through the kitchen, we decided that some fresh peach ice cream would be a good way to start consuming some of this wonderful fruit.  Tricia filled our little smoothie blender with fresh peaches and quickly pureed them into a peach slurry and then spooned it into some fresh milk and cream from the cows along with a splash of vanilla and a pinch of cinnamon.

Adding pureed fresh peaches into our regular ice cream recipe

We started a pot of Coffee & Chicory brewing while we waited for the ice cream maker to churn out some goooooood homemade ice cream.  It is hard to determine what goes better with a good cup of coffee.  Ice Cream or Pie?  Hmmmm...  We'll have to make a peach pie to determine the answer to that question.  I remember growing up using an ice cream maker that you had to crank.  Our electric ice cream maker doesn't require near the amount of work to enjoy a nice dessert.

Coffee and ice cream

My fresh peach ice cream was already beginning to melt a little bit before I started to eat it, but it was absolutely delicious with a strong flavor of backyard peaches with just a hint of cinnamon.  It is beyond ridiculous how much I enjoyed the first bowl and then the second.

Fresh Peach Ice Cream

We wanted to save some of the peaches for later use, so we bagged up several quarts of Zip Loc freezer bags of fresh peaches and froze them.  They'll be used to make cobblers and pies at a later date.

Frozen peach halves

When some additional peaches fell off the tree in the afternoon, I gathered another bucket, blanched them, pulled the skins off and took the pits out.  Then I pulled the food processor out and pureed all of them and poured the rich peaches into ice cube trays.  Once they were frozen I popped them out.

Frozen peach puree in ice cube trays

The only ingredient in here is fresh peaches and a dash of cinnamon.

Peach cubes

Once we pop them out we fill up a gallon freezer bag with the peach cubes and put back into the freezer. This will make many breakfasts.  We make goat milk kefir (yogurt) with Nellie's milk.  In the mornings we'll add a couple of peach cubes to the kefir and make some wicked good peach smoothies.  What a way to start the day!

There are many other ways to use fresh or frozen peaches and we're always looking for new and exciting ways to eat them.  If anyone has any ideas, we're all ears!