It's hard to believe it takes just 3 simple ingredients to create something
that tastes so good! In this easy Maple Baked Peaches recipe,
fresh peaches, maple syrup, and a bit of brown sugar combine to bake up into
pure peach deliciousness.
Can just 3 ingredients really come together to create something delicious? Oh
they sure can! -- Just take, for example, our 3-ingredient chocolate ice cream
or easy
3-ingredient lemon mousse. Or the best
3-ingredient guacamole. And how about the always-popular
3-ingredient crescent sausage bites and
salami cream cheese roll-ups?
Well another member of the 3-ingredient deliciousness list are these super
tasty Maple Baked Peaches. Made with just fresh peaches, maple syrup, and a
bit of brown sugar, this incredibly easy recipe delivers up fabulous flavor in
every bite.
But it's not just their ease of prep and great taste that make Maple Baked
Peaches wonderful. It's also nice that they're a lower calorie sweet treat. --
This tasty combination can be enjoyed for just about 175 calories or so per
peach.
In this easy Maple Baked Peaches recipe, fresh peaches, maple syrup, and a bit of brown sugar combine to bake up into pure peach deliciousness.
What's to Love About This Recipe?
- Just 3 ingredients - It's hard to believe it takes just 3 simple ingredients to whip up something this delicious! Fresh peaches, maple syrup, and a bit of brown sugar is all you need.
- SUPER Easy - Just split fresh peaches in half, fill the cavities with a bit of brown sugar and maple syrup, and bake. It's truly that easy.
- Lower calorie sweet treat - Depending on the size of the peaches, these tasty beauties come in at a range of 150-200 calories per peach. So, we'll just say you can have all this peach deliciousness for just about 175 calories per peach. -- Which isn't too bad, as far as a sweet treat goes.
- Fabulous flavor - Warm peach, brown sugar, and pure maple syrup combine to deliver up fabulous flavor in every bite.
Maple Baked Peaches Ingredients:
It takes just 3 ingredients to make these tasty Maple Baked Peaches. To
whip up a batch, you'll need:
- Fresh peaches - The star of the dish! Use freestone peaches, those for which the pit will easily separate from the fruit when cut in half, for this recipe. Freestone peaches create a nice hollow in the center when halved, working perfectly to hold the maple syrup and brown sugar for baking. (Cling peaches, on the other hand, have fruit that does not fall away from the pit, making it difficult to cut them into nice halves to bake as described in this recipe.) Look for freestone peaches that are on the firmer side, rather than super soft, for the best and easiest result. Freestone peaches are available later in the peach season, typically mid-June to mid-August.
- Pure maple syrup - The other star of the dish! Use 100% pure maple syrup in this recipe. -- There truly is just no substitute for the real stuff.
- Brown sugar - Mixes with the maple syrup to bring nice sweetness to the finished peaches.
How to Make Maple Baked Peaches:
Maple Baked Peaches are really super easy to make. In a nutshell, you
simply split fresh peaches in half, add a bit of brown sugar and maple
syrup, and bake. Whipping up a tasty batch is indeed that easy.
To get a pan of Maple Baked Peaches going, start by halving a couple of
peaches and removing their pits. With slightly firm freestone peaches,
this is really easy to do. -- Just cut all the way around the middle of
the peach, give it a gentle twist with your hands, and the peach halves
should come away from the pit pretty easily.
Place the peach halves in a baking dish with the cut sides down.
Drizzle the skin sides with a little bit of maple syrup, rubbing it on
the peaches to coat the skin.
Then turn the peaches over in the baking dish so the cut sides are
up.
Sprinkle each peach half with a small bit of brown sugar. Then pour
the remaining maple syrup over the peaches, being sure that the cavity
of each peach gets filled.
Pop the pan in the oven and bake until the peaches are nice and
tender, which takes around 30 minutes.
Then serve these beauties up warm just as they are, or with a little
dollop of freshly-whipped cream. -- Either way, you're in for one
wonderfully delicious peach treat.
Check out these other super tasty peach recipes:
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Yield: 4 peach halves
Maple Baked Peaches
It's hard to believe it takes just 3 simple ingredients to create
something that tastes so good! In this easy Maple Baked Peaches
recipe, fresh peaches, maple syrup, and a bit of brown sugar combine
to bake up into pure peach deliciousness.
Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 30 MinTotal time: 35 Min
Ingredients
- 2 fresh (freestone) peaches
- 1/4 c. pure maple syrup, divided
- 4 tsp. brown sugar, divided
Instructions
- Halve peaches and remove pit. Place in baking dish, cut side down. Drizzle skin side with 1 tablespoon of the maple syrup; rub to coat skin.
- Turn peaches over in baking dish so the cut side is up. Sprinkle each peach half with 1 teaspoon of brown sugar. Pour remaining maple syrup over peaches, being sure that the cavity of each peach is filled with syrup.
- Bake at 375℉ until peaches are tender, about 30 minutes. Serve warm.
TRACEY'S NOTES:
- Freestone peaches are those for which the pit easily separates from the fruit when cut in half, and they work best for this recipe. Freestone peaches create a nice hollow in the center when halved, working perfectly to hold the maple syrup and brown sugar for baking. (Cling peaches, on the other hand, have fruit that does not fall away from the pit, making it difficult to cut them into nice halves to bake as described in this recipe.) Look for freestone peaches that are on the firmer side, rather than super soft, for the best and easiest result.
- Freestone peaches are available later in the peach season, typically mid-June to mid-August.
- For a little extra decadence, add a dollop of whipped cream on the side.
Love that it is both delicious and low calorie Tracey.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your Maple Bake Peaches recipe at Create, Bake, Grow and Gather this week. I'm delighted to be featuring your recipe at tomorrows party and pinning too.
Thank you for your comments and thank you for hosting each week.
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