5 Kid Friendly Recipes: Peach

Peach Smoothie

• Ingredients:

  1. 2 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced

  2. 1 banana, peeled and sliced

  3. 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

  4. 1/2 cup milk (dairy or non-dairy)

  5. Honey or maple syrup to taste (optional)

  6. Ice cubes (optional)

• Instructions:

  1. Place peaches, banana, Greek yogurt, and milk in a blender.

  2. Blend until smooth and creamy.

  3. Add honey or maple syrup if additional sweetness is desired.

  4. Add ice cubes if desired and blend again until well combined.

  5. Pour into glasses and serve immediately.

Peach and Cottage Cheese Parfait

• Ingredients:

  1. 2 ripe peaches, pitted and diced

  2. 1 cup cottage cheese

  3. 1/4 cup granola

  4. Honey or maple syrup to taste (optional)

• Instructions:

  1. In a glass or bowl, layer cottage cheese, diced peaches, and granola.

  2. Drizzle with honey or maple syrup if desired.

  3. Repeat layers until ingredients are used up.

  4. Serve immediately as a nutritious breakfast or snack.

Grilled Peach Skewers

• Ingredients:

  1. 4 ripe peaches, pitted and cut into wedges

  2. 1 tablespoon olive oil

  3. 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup (optional)

  4. Bamboo skewers, careful with the sharp ends!

• Instructions:

  1. Preheat grill to medium heat.

  2. Thread peach wedges onto bamboo skewers.

  3. Brush with olive oil and drizzle with honey or maple syrup if desired.

  4. Grill for 2-3 minutes on each side, until peaches are tender and slightly caramelized.

  5. Remove from grill and let cool slightly.

  6. Serve warm as a healthy dessert or snack.

Peach Iced Tea

SIMPLE SYRUP

0.8 cup organic cane sugar

0.8 cup water

2 ripe peaches (cut thin) (Grab another 2 peaches for later)

TEA

1.6-2.4 Tbsp loose leaf black tea (4 bags)

6.4 cups filtered water

Instructions

Bring sugar, water, and peaches to a boil in a small saucepan. Then lower heat and use a wooden spoon to stir and crush the peaches to infuse the flavor.

Once the sugar is dissolved, cover, remove from heat and let steep for 25-30 minutes.

In the meantime, brew your tea using either a large pot or a tea maker. Don't steep tea over 4 minutes or it can be bitter. Don't overfill the tea pitcher, remember to leave room for the simple syrup.

Once brewed, remove tea bags or strain out loose leaf tea and transfer to a pitcher. Refrigerate to cool.

Once your simple syrup is finished, strain over the pitcher of tea, we don't want a chucky texture tea we just want the sweetness from the peaches and sugar. 

Cut those other 2 peaches into slices or wedges, remove the skin and pits, and put them in the tea pitcher for look and more flavor. 

Yes its sugary but 1 cup on a hot summer day is heavenly. 

Peach Popsicles

• Ingredients:

  1. 2 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced

  2. 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

  3. 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup (optional)

• Instructions:

  1. Place peaches, Greek yogurt, and honey or maple syrup in a blender.

  2. Blend until smooth.

  3. Pour mixture into popsicle molds.

  4. Insert popsicle sticks and freeze for at least 4 hours, or until firm.

  5. Remove from molds and serve immediately.