Are you tempted to lick your screen? I can't say I blame you.
Grilled peaches with brown sugar and butter. I could pretty much stop right there, right?? They kind of sell themselves, don't they. . .
I have a MIND-BLOWING pork recipe coming to you later this week and it needed a stellar side dish. (The pork recipe is now live, you can find it here!) These peaches were so amazing, they deserved their own post and not just a footnote as part of the pork recipe.
I started with my favorite local peaches which are absolutely still in season here in the south. They were firm but ripe. I carefully sliced them in half and removed the pits.
Handyman Tim was working the grill for the pork and I didn't want to disturb him. I needed that pork as picture-perfect as possible. So I took the peaches to the oven broiler instead. It worked great. So choose your own adventure: Grill or Broiler. Either one works.
While the broiler preheated, I brushed a little butter just over the tops of the open peaches. Sprinkled them with a tiny bit of brown sugar:
And then nearly had a heart attack when they went from melty to almost completely burned within moments:
I caught them just in time. They didn't taste at all burned so don't panic if you have a bit more char than you expected. Just watch them closely because it turns FAST. I love how the tops remind me of my favorite creme brulee.
To the cutting board they went. Once they had cooled enough to touch, I sliced them into wedges.
As an accompaniment to the pork dish coming soon, they were sheer perfection. We also enjoyed them on toasted crostini with a little goat cheese (still an obsession because of this recipe here.)
I could also see putting these over some vanilla ice cream or just straight up enjoying on their own. They were crazy easy to make, only took a few extra minutes on top of our dinner prep and were such a wonderful summertime treat.
P.S. Don't forget to check out the amazing rum glazed pork tenderloin that these peaches go so well with!
Grilled Peaches
Delicious caramelized grilled peaches make an easy summer side dish to go with grilled pork, chicken, or fish. Want to serve it as a dessert? Just add ice cream.
Ingredients
- 3-4 fresh firm but ripe peaches, halved with pits removed
- 1 tbsp butter
- 1-2 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
Line the peaches up on a broiler-safe pan. Brush with butter and sprinkle the brown sugar over the top. Broil for 3-4 minutes and then watch like a hawk so they don't burn.
Alternative prep: rather than broil them, you can grill them for a few minutes with the sugar side up.
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