39 Perfect Peach Dessert Recipes
You can't eat peach cobbler every day of the week (if you want to take that as a challenge, be our guest) but, luckily, the world of peach desserts extends far and wide. There are the other buttery pastries: your pies, your galettes, your crisps and shortcakes. But scroll through our favorite peach desserts for yet more uses for this sweet and juicy summer wonder, whether that's in cool and creamy confections like ice creams and frozen yogurts, old-fashioned favorites like parfaits, or delicacies like panna cottas. Plus: not one but several cobbler recipes, so you'll never get bored.
Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Michelle Gatton3/37Peach and Butter Pecan Ice Cream Icebox Cake
A few tweaks to the standard icebox cake formula make this version stand out: jam (in this case, peach) folded into half of the whipped cream for a fruity element, Ritz crackers that go delightfully soft in the freezer but still make a case for belonging in dessert with their salty, buttery flavor, and a layer of butter pecan ice cream right through the middle.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson4/373-Ingredient Ginger-Peach Ice Cream Floats
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Molly Baz6/373-Ingredient Peach Crisp With Granola Topping
Served with ice cream, this clever, granola-topped summer peach dessert couldn't be easier. Serve it with yogurt, though, and you've got an excuse to eat it for breakfast. Look for granola that holds together in clumps.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Alex Brannian, Food Styling by Dawn Perry7/37Slow Cooker Amaretto-Poached Peaches
Photo by Steve Legato8/37Peach Lattice Pie With Bourbon Caramel
Make this spiked caramel sauce once and find yourself making it again and again. The recipe was written to go with peach pie, but you know what else it pairs well with? Vanilla ice cream. Chocolate cake. Apple pie. You get the idea.
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell9/37Southern Peach Cobbler
The batter in this classic southern peach cobbler puffs up around the fruit, creating a cakey top and a gooey base. Using both lemon juice and lemon zest gives it a bright boost of flavor.
Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott, Prop Styling by Kalen Kaminski, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou14/37Peach-Plum Galette
Photo by Marcus Nilsson, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich15/37Peach Lassi Sorbet With Crushed Blackberries
Photo by Peden + Munk, Prop Styling by Rebecca Bartoshesky, Food Styling by Sue Li17/37Cinnamon-Oat Peach Crisp
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Katherine Sacks21/37Homemade Dump Cake With Peaches, Blueberries, and Pecans
Not long ago, Epi did a deep dive into dump cake, an internet favorite that manages to be both super easy (it's right there in the name—just dump everything into a pan!) and deeply delicious.
Levi Brown23/37No-Churn Ginger-Vanilla Fro Yo With Peach Compote
Sweet, frosty, spicy vanilla fro yo, hold the ice cream maker: All this summer peach recipe needs is a freezer and a food processor. You can also skip the compote and serve this with a warm peach cobbler.
Photo by Romulo Yanes25/37Brandied Peach Parfaits
An old favorite from the Gourmet magazine archives, this dessert looks elegant served in tall, clear glasses—but boozy peaches and vanilla ice cream are a match made in heaven no matter how they're combined.
Charles Masters<br /> food styling by Chelsea Zimmer27/37Grilled Peaches with Black Pepper and Basil-Lime Syrup
The freshly ground black pepper adds a surprising aromatic and spicy flavor to the sweet grilled peaches. Spoon them over ice cream for a dessert that hits every flavor note possible.
John Kernick28/37Whiskeyed Peach Shortcakes
Look for peaches that are just ripe, and still pretty firm—that way they'll hold their shape when you douse them in whiskey and sugar and set them aflame. Here they're served over homemade shortcakes with sweetened crème fraîche, but they're also delicious on their own, or simply spooned over ice cream.
Photo by Erin Kunkel31/37Gingersnap Peach Upside-Down Cake
What happens when you take the pineapple from an upside-down cake—and replace it with summer-fresh peaches? This recipe, which combines a tender cake layer, a gooey-sweet fruit topping, and crunchy crushed gingersnaps in place of the usual nuts.
Photo by Romulo Yanes33/37Peaches and Raspberries in Ancho Syrup with Chile Threads
The mellow heat of ancho chile makes an unexpectedly delicious addition to sweet ripe peaches and raspberries. The ancho syrup can be made up to a week ahead, and if you've got some extra? It couldn't be bad in a tequila-based cocktail.
Photo by William Meppem37/37White Peach and Bourbon Vanilla Ice-Cream
No ice cream machine needed for this easy peach dessert recipe: You can get all the creaminess you crave by simply freezing the custard in a pan, cutting it into cubes, then blending in a food processor. You'll have some egg whites left over—here's what to do with them.
