Grilled Peaches with Lemon Yogurt & Honey
The heat is spiking up over 100 degrees here. A few minutes outside in the sun feels like I will get cooked. The summer is at its peak. So is it with the wonders of the nature. I cannot help but dive into the fruits & berries that the season has to offer.
The other day the peaches were for sale for 77 cents a pound! I don’t even know how many pounds I got. Most of them were eaten fresh & on ice creams, a lot of it went into making a Peach & Rhubarb Pie (will post that soon), & some were grilled.
Peaches are the most commonly grilled fruits I must say & I love grilled fruits. Grilling the peaches deepens the flavors & with some cream or yogurt they make cool desserts or just afternoon snacks. The luscious peaches combines with the slight smokiness from the grill – makes me crave for more & more.
Grilled Peaches with Lemon Yogurt & Honey
Note: Pick Ripe but Firm Peaches.
Ingredients:
- 4 Peaches, halved & pits removed
- 1 Cup Yogurt, strained or Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Extract
- Clover Honey or any other flavors of honey you would want to use
- Mint leaves for garnish
- Lightly toasted Almonds
For basting the peaches while grilling:
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 Teaspoon Lemon Zest
- 2 Tablespoons mint Leaves, cut into very small pieces ( I use scissors)
- 2 Tablespoons Brown sugar or regular sugar
Preparation:Muddle the Mint & the Sugar.. or use a rolling pin to crush them together. Heat all the sauce ingredients in a small saucepan just until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. Strain the basting sauce.
Baste the peach halves with the sauce and place them cut side down on the grill over medium-low heat. Cook them for about 3 minutes and turn. ( I have grilled mine on the stove top grill pan).
Spoon some of the sauce into each peach half, lightly cover with a foil or pan and heat for another 4 or 5 minutes, until warm & slightly softened.
Combine the Lemon Extract & the Yogurt.
Serve the Grilled Peaches with Lemon Yogurt, Drizzle with honey, sprinkle some slivered almonds & garnish with mint.
Note: (The yogurt may be substituted with Cream, Whipped Cream or Ice Cream or even better with Mascarpone Cheese)
Peaches & Cream are kind of naturally paired, Sweet, Smoky, Fruity & Healthy, quick yet an elegant dessert to make for yourself or company. Enjoy the peaches while they are still fresh an in season. The Picture (above) is going to CLICK: June 2009 (Stacks), hosted by dear Jai & Bee.
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June 27th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Beautiful dessert! Looks like we’re both enjoying Texas peaches right now. I just posted about peaches too. The yogurt and honey sound delicious here!
June 27th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Nice dessert Soma..never tried grilling peaches..
June 27th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Wow, That is amazing.
Great summer dessert.
June 27th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
That looks so mouth watering! I shan’t show my husband that as we are out of peach season here and he will only pine for it it looks so good!
June 27th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
wow!!
What a grt innovation!!
Looks mouthwatering!!
June 27th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
I tried grilled fruits but somehow the family did not seem to like the idea, probably because my husband has taught them too well to eat fruits raw! They will only have it raw or in cakes and custards! I love them grilled like yours esp. with ice cream or puddings!
June 27th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
You come up with such unique ideas Soma. This is a great idea for this scorching heat going on here. Lemon yogurt is a cool idea.
I sat in the car today at 3:00 PM and i thought that I was going to bake/cook. Not a gust of wind in sight either
June 27th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
This is such an interesting combination…just love your creativity !
June 27th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
This looks fabulous, wish I could have some right now. The caramalization that grilling adds to the fruit is too good to put in words.
The peaches haven’t gotten that cheap here yet, may be in a few weeks, its raining strawberries as of now. But I’ve been going thru 2 tubs of yogurt a week now! Need to re-start making my own at this rate.
June 28th, 2009 at 12:09 am
Even am a big fan of grilled fruits SOma..PEahes look divine ..I havent got some till now..hope to have some soon..
June 28th, 2009 at 2:16 am
I loved the idea of grilling the peaches, looks mouth watering. I would love to have this topped with some vanilla ice cream, heavenly!!
June 28th, 2009 at 6:29 am
Looks lovely, peach has started coming only in the last few weeks in few more weeks will get plenty ripe ones and surely going to grill some. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
June 28th, 2009 at 7:19 am
Soma,you are not sending this to click stack contest..plz…great clicks.let everyone see the beauty
June 28th, 2009 at 9:39 am
Wow,Lovely.I too used to buy peaches for such a small prices .the grilled peaches look amazing and delish et simple.I was thing of grilling mangoes ,but being lazy as always.
June 28th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Lovely! You should send it for click
June 28th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
The first pic can go to the Event CLICK. I am not sure if you sent in one already.
June 28th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
What a perfect summer dessert! Delicious!
June 28th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Wow these are some beautiful and tempting pics!
June 28th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
hiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii soma,
hmmmm…..what a gorgeous looking tempter! kinda juicy treat for scorching summer…nice snaps.
Hope u r doing good!
Enjoy!
tc
June 29th, 2009 at 12:51 am
this is very much like the dessert i made a while back (recipe on my blog) grilled fruit is always a big hit!
June 29th, 2009 at 1:26 am
SUch a delicious grilled peaches!!looks beautiful Soma!!
June 29th, 2009 at 2:56 am
Looks wonderfully decadent – though its actually quite healthy!
June 29th, 2009 at 5:19 am
That’s beautiful and it sounds so delicious!
June 29th, 2009 at 9:58 am
This is great! I recently poached some nectarines but these look awesome!
June 29th, 2009 at 10:07 am
Lemon yogurt….mmmm…shunei bhalo lagche
June 29th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
This is incredibly lovely !!
June 29th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
I love grilled fruit, it’s always so delicious and unexpected. This looks amazing!
June 29th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Fabulous ! Dessert for a Summer time Fun!
Thanks for sharing your Recipe:)
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June 29th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
Thanks everyone. I did sent in the picture for CLICK!
June 29th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
OMG, does this look fabulous, picture perfect indeed. If peaches weren’t so darn over priced here I would have this every evening.
June 29th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
lovely click,..loved ur stack,..
June 30th, 2009 at 8:10 am
excellent drool-worthy shot, though i prefer the second last one in terms of composition.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:11 am
and also for the almond piece on the bottom peach.
June 30th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I grilled figs the other day,the peaches look awesome
July 1st, 2009 at 9:36 am
Soma your photos just WOW me! Gorgeous peaches and the grilling is so good.
I fear though that summer is not at it’s peak …
July 4th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Grilled peaches are so good and that tower looks great!
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July 9th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
You had me fooled that they could be tomatoes when I first saw them! They look super delicous. Have so much time for fruit desserts like this!
July 10th, 2009 at 8:43 am
These look wonderful! Thanks for posting!
July 15th, 2009 at 5:34 am
I have some stone fruits and I think a grilled dessert is called for…thank you for the inspiration!
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