Recipe: Easy Grilled Peaches

This easy dessert celebrates one of the best fruits of the summer season—peaches. We love this tasty grilled dessert because there’s less kitchen clean-up and you can cook them along with the Lemon Basil Turkey Burgers.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total time: 10 minutes
Serves: 4
Serving size: 2 peach halves (1 peach)

Ingredients

• 4 medium-firm to firm peaches, halved and pitted
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat grill over high heat. Clean and oil grates.

After halving and pitting peaches, slice off a small piece of the round portion on the uncut side of the peach, so that it will rest flat on a plate. Brush peach halves with olive oil on the cut side and sprinkle liberally with cinnamon.

Place peaches cut-side down on the grill and reduce heat to medium high. Grill for 4–5 minutes on a gas grill (about 7 minutes on a wood grill) until grill marks form and the peaches are golden and have softened a bit.

Remove from heat and serve.

Serving suggestion: serve cut-side up and top with a dollop of vanilla or plain non-fat yogurt, a drizzle of balsamic vinegar or balsamic glaze, and a sprinkle of cinnamon.

MOBE kitchen tips:

• Don’t skip oiling the fruit, as this will prevent it from sticking to the grill.
• Choose peaches that are relatively firm, so they hold their shape when grilling.
• When cutting the peaches in half, slice all around the peach, then twist. This isn’t as easy as it seems and will likely require a bit of muscle. If your knife slices all the way through the pit, just scoop the pit halves out with a spoon.
• Don’t have a grill? You can make these peaches on a grill pan on your stovetop.

Recipe notes:

• If you have leftover peaches, they are wonderful chopped and served over oatmeal or yogurt the next morning.
• Feel free to swap out another summer fruit for the peaches—we love grilling nectarines, plums, pineapple, and watermelon.
• These peaches are also delicious topped with whipped cream.

Nutrition facts per serving

Calories: 90 / Total Fat: 4g (5% DV) / Saturated Fat: 0.5g (3% DV) / Trans Fat: 0g / Cholesterol: 0mg (0% DV) / Sodium: 0mg ( 0% DV) / Total Carbohydrate: 16g (6% DV) / Dietary Fiber: 2g (7% DV) / Total Sugars: 13g / Added Sugar: 0g (0% DV) / Protein: 1g / Vitamin D: 0mcg (0% DV) / Calcium: 7mg (0% DV) / Iron: 0mg (0% DV) / Potassium: 233mg (4% DV)

Allergen statement (for the grilled peaches only): peaches.

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