Recipes Fruits and Vegetables Fruits Peaches Chef John's 18 Best Peach Recipes By Frances Crouter Frances Crouter Frances Crouter is a professionally trained baker, cold cereal enthusiast, and Senior Content Manager at Allrecipes, where she develops recipes, edits and writes how-to articles, and creates content for a baking newsletter. Her favorite things to bake are all yeast-based goods, but especially laminated doughs. Allrecipes' editorial guidelines Published on June 28, 2024 Close Photo: Chef John As Chef John says, “Whenever I make anything with a fresh peach, I always get the feeling that I'm somehow wasting the fruit. The sheer perfection of a sweet, ripe peach eaten as is, makes using it in a recipe seem almost ridiculous.” These recipes showcase summer’s bounty. If you’re blessed with an abundance of peaches, here are ways to enjoy them as appetizers, sides, main dishes, and desserts. 01 of 19 Fried Peach and Pancetta Pizza Chef John "These are very delicious! I made them at the height of peach season, and every single family member said 'Eww' as I was cooking. Those Ewws quickly became Wows when I brought these to the table, however. Every last one has always been eaten." —nightfall View Recipe 02 of 19 Golden State Gazpacho LauraF "Many gazpacho recipes that include fruit turn out tasting more like dessert, which is fine if that's what you're into, but if you want a super-refreshing, seriously savory gazpacho, then this peach-kissed version is for you." —Chef John View Recipe 03 of 19 Peach Fritters Chef John "These were fantastic! It really is almost magical the way the mixture comes together. Thick and clumpy, then all of a sudden, thinner and workable! The bourbon syrup is a must." —fruitdog View Recipe 04 of 19 Peach-Stuffed Pork Chops Chef John "This was such an easy meal, but was very impressive to serve. Followed the recipe exactly, except I couldn’t find double-cut pork that was boneless, but [these] still turned out great with the bone! I love watching Chef John’s videos, and trying his recipes. Definitely makes me look and feel more confident as a home chef!" —Scott0725 View Recipe 05 of 19 Spicy Peach Coleslaw lutzflcat "Made as written, except I didn't have chives. I used a little finely diced red onion instead. Awesome, easy, tasty recipe!" —Mark Keefer View Recipe 06 of 19 Chef John's Peach Melba sam This classic French dessert deserves a comeback. "This is now one of my favorite desserts to make! It's easy to make, very beautiful, and delicious. I've even cut up the peaches and put them on cheesecakes with the raspberry sauce on top—works well with a lot of things!" —Alexandra Poston View Recipe 07 of 19 Chef John's Peach Blackberry Flognarde xiommy This clafouti-like dessert is a nice change from a cobbler. "We now live and breathe flognarde. So good, the savory creaminess of the custard and the sweetness of the peaches and blackberries—a keeper for sure!" —Sherry View Recipe 08 of 19 Chef John's Peach Tartlets Chef John Use your own pastry, or make it easy on yourself with pre-made pie dough. "After watching the video about how to make this, it was so simple to make. So easy and delicious! A little time-consuming, but so worth it....they don't reheat well, so eat them right away." —Pam McCarthy Lay View Recipe 09 of 19 Grilled Prosciutto-Wrapped Peaches with Burrata and Basil Chef John "This is the yummiest thing I have had in a while! I don’t have a grill, so I made it on a cast iron grill pan on the stove. I sprinkled a tiny bit of smoked sea salt on top; it was to die for." —Cierra Morris View Recipe 10 of 19 Peach Financiers Chef John "Super moist, not too sweet and have great aroma! They seem to be the best muffins I have ever tried in my entire life! I used my processor to grind almonds as I did not have almond meal on hand. Double the recipe if you have a family of four because the muffins will be gone in seconds." —Mary Smith View Recipe 11 of 19 Baltimore Peach Cake Chef John "I was born & raised in Baltimore many years ago. My mother used to make a peach cake that I really liked. Her grandparents were from Germany. Unfortunately, I never got the recipe. I remember it tasted like it had yeast in it but could never find a recipe that used yeast. After all these years I finally found the recipe! It's not real sweet. My mom didn't use the preserves. She sprinkled the cooled cake with powdered sugar. Thank you, Chef John. I love this cake!" —HelpTheCook View Recipe 12 of 19 Basil Peach Pepper Parmesan Cobbler PINKFIREBALL21 "Probably won't be able to have regular old peach cobbler again thanks to this recipe. :)" —Kim Oates View Recipe 13 of 19 Peach Brulee Burrata Bruschetta victoria harris "I saw this recipe and knew I wanted to try it. I finally made it tonight and it was very, very good. My husband, who for some weird reason doesn't love peaches (!?!?), even said 'Wow, the flavors in this are delicious.' We also brought some to our neighbors and they absolutely loved it! I'm going to make this as long as the peaches are ripe!" —J Gehring View Recipe 14 of 19 Peach and Escarole Salad Chef John "So refreshing on this hot summer day with exquisitely ripe peaches! We will be doing this recipe again!" —DSS View Recipe 15 of 19 Peach Gelee Candy Kelly Lynn Smith If you want to try your hand at making your own fruit candies (pâte de fruits), here's a perfect summer treat. This recipe calls for 3 tablespoons of liquid pectin; some reviewers had issues with the gelee setting up properly and increased the amount of pectin to use the full 3-ounce pouch. "Really good, for something that is not chocolate. The peachiness is really present...no mistaking it. I'd like to try this with other fruits sometime." —Linda T View Recipe 16 of 19 Peach and Goat Cheese Tartine Emily Yan "Fantastic appetizer! I used a baguette and tripled the cheese, thyme and pepper. Had to have it in the broiler close to 10 minutes at 6" from heat. It was a HUGE success! I will be making this again for certain!" —SIMIBURTONS View Recipe 17 of 19 Chef John's Peach Cobbler RainbowJewels "This is an excellent recipe! This recipe calls for self-rising flour, NOT all-purpose, and there is a difference! I made this as directed, subbing cinnamon for the 5-spice powder (I have simple tastes!) and it turned out wonderfully and was delicious!" —RainbowJewels View Recipe 18 of 19 Chef John's Peach Pie Kim's Cooking Now "I loved it! I am a true Peach Lover and this pie was a definite to-do. I thought it would be hard making the crust but it was no trouble at all. Everybody loved it and asked for the recipe; I happily obliged them." —RickyShoemaker View Recipe 19 of 19 More Like This Kim Our 18 Favorite Peach Dessert Recipes How to Peel and Slice Peaches Chef John's Best Recipes for Ripe Fresh Tomatoes More recipes from Chef John Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit