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    6 Aug 4, 2010 Dessert  |   Jump to Recipe

    Spiced Poached Peaches Recipe

    Spiced poached peaches

    August is National Peach Month, and to celebrate, I made a tasty batch of Spiced Poached Peaches.  I found that the hardest part of this recipe was resisting the urge to devour the peaches right from the start.  If you can also resist the urge, you’ll find that the finished product is really a treat.

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    Poaching is simply the process of gently simmering food in some sort of liquid (water, stock, syrup, wine, etc.).  In this recipe, ripe peaches are poached in a sugar-water mixture spiced with cinnamon, ginger and star anise.  The finished peaches can be eaten as is or as a delicious topping on vanilla ice cream or a creamy panna cotta.

    Peaches and spices
    Spiced poached peaches
    Spiced poached peaches

    Spiced Poached Peaches

    Adapted from BBC Food.
    4.75 from 4 votes
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    Servings 6 servings

    Ingredients
      

    • 6 ripe peaches
    • 6 cups cold water
    • 1 cinnamon stick
    • 4 whole star anise
    • 4 thin slices fresh ginger, peeled
    • 1 cup fine natural cane sugar

    Instructions
     

    • Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl (ice and water). Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Score an X in the bottom of each peach. Place the peaches into a large bowl and cover with boiling water. Wait 30 seconds, then transfer peaches to the ice bath. Let the peaches sit in the ice bath for about a minute, then drain and peel using a sharp knife.
    • In a large saucepan, combine 6 cups water, cinnamon, star anise, ginger slices and sugar, stir well and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture has reduced by ⅔ (the mixture will start to thicken and resemble a thin syrup).
    • While the syrup is reducing, cut a parchment paper circle the same diameter as your sauce pan. Add the peaches to the syrup mixture and cover with the parchment paper. Cover the saucepan and cook the peaches on low for 15 – 20 minutes or until the peaches are cooked through*. Remove the peaches from the poaching liquid and set aside.
    • Increase heat to medium and boil the syrup until it reduces to about ¾ cup. Cool slightly before serving.
    • Slice peaches and serve with yogurt, ice cream or a panna cotta. Drizzle spiced syrup on top.

    Notes

    * Test the doneness of your peaches by piercing them with a fork or the tip of a knife.  If the peach offers no resistance, it is done!
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    I’m Brandon: food explorer, recipe curator, cocktail shaker, dessert lover. Kitchen Konfidence is how I document my time spent in my favorite space, the kitchen. Did you make a recipe? Tag @brandiego on Instagram so I can see the how it went!

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    Categories: Dessert Tags: cane sugar, cinnamon, ginger, peach, star anise

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    Comments

    1. Sweetums says

      September 22, 2010 at 11:44 pm

      These look and sound gorgeous. They have that wow factor but are nice and easy. Thanks for sharing.

      Reply
    2. Megan says

      September 23, 2010 at 1:38 pm

      Hi Brandon! Beautiful and the photos are AMAZING! I love peaches and I especially love that little trick about blanching them and then having that skin just peel right off! – Enjoy! Megs

      Reply
    3. jana @ cherryteacakes says

      September 23, 2010 at 2:04 pm

      mmm poached peaches. looks lovely! i’ll be making tons of them this fall!

      Reply
    4. Becky says

      September 23, 2010 at 4:16 pm

      Your peaches look amazing! The window for fresh local peaches is closing quickly here in Chicagoland.

      Reply
    5. Emily @Cleanliness says

      September 23, 2010 at 4:58 pm

      Ingenious. I love the combination of flavors. Just in time for the first day of autumn!

      Reply
    6. penny aka jeroxie says

      September 24, 2010 at 9:23 am

      Just beautiful flavours. 🙂

      Reply
    7. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

      September 27, 2010 at 1:44 pm

      I love the idea of combining the star anise, ginger and cinnamon with the peaches. It sounds like the aroma alone would be heavenly and the flavor would be pure swoon material. Thank you so much for this recipe.

      Reply

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