Summer fruits such as ripe, juicy peaches tastes the best when they are in season and they are also the cheapest! You can take advantage of your freezer now and enjoy them into the winter months. Learn how to freeze peaches and extend the taste of summer with these freezing instructions and ideas for using your frozen peaches.
Ideas for using frozen peaches:
- Make jam
- Mix into vanilla yogurt or ice cream
- Make peach muffins, pancakes, or waffles
- Make peach cobbler or crisp
- Blend into smoothies
- Puree for fresh, homemade baby food
How to Freeze Peaches
- Prepare by starting a pot of water boiling on the stove and filling a large bowl (or clean kitchen sink) with cold
- When water is is boiling, drop whole peaches in water and boil about 45 seconds.
- Remove from boiling water with a slotted spoon and immediately submerge in ice water.
- When peaches are cool enough to handle, use your fingernails to gently run the skin. It should slip right off.
- Use a knife (or if your peaches are ripe, your hands) to half the peach and pull out the pit.
- Chop or mash peeled peaches and portion into freezer bags or containers.
- Freeze.
