Colorado Western Slope Peaches are making abundant appearance in our grocery stores, farmer’s markets and our kitchen. Beautiful fuzzy fruit full of wonderful juicy flavor. We’ve been cherishing every single bite. With our record-breaking hot summer temperatures and traditional Colorado cool evenings, this year’s crop has seemed even better than ever.
This dessert is one of my favorite things to make during peach season. Years ago, Whole Foods was serving up bite-sized servings of this dessert during an in-store demo. Quite a frenzied crowd had gathered, but with persistence, I managed to get a dribble by dribble description of how to make this at home.
Simple fresh flavors that work so well together. Caramelized peaches flavored with vanilla, lemon and butter and topped with a big dollop of creamy mascarpone cheese most certainly makes for a wonderful treat. Let’s take a look.
- 2 Tbs unsalted butter, melted
- 2 Tbs fresh lemon juice (1 lemon)
- 2 Tbs sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 whole peaches — firm/ripe/halved
- 8 oz mascarpone cheese
- 1 package raspberries
- Vanilla dessert shells
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a large shallow baking dish combine butter, lemon juice, sugar and vanilla. Add peaches and turn to coat with butter mixture. Arrange, cut side down in a single layer.
- Roast until peaches are tender and cooking liquid is syrupy, 15 – 20 min, brushing with cooking liquid halfway through. Serve peaches warm or at room temperature topped with a dollop of mascarpone and raspberries in dessert shells. Drizzle with cooking liquid.
Vanilla Roasted Peaches with Mascarpone and Raspberries…It’s What’s for Dessert.
On this day..
Looks super good LA. Hard to beat good freash peaches and raspberries.
It’s just flat out hard to beat a Colorado Peach.
That’s a great dessert. I also ate grilled Colorado peaches for dessert today. Did you ever try to actually grill them on the barbeque?
I have grilled them Kirsten. They are fabulous.
Colorado peaches are the best. What beautiful colors.
I agree about those Colorado peaches.
Oh, yum! When I get my hands on some good peaches, these are going on the grill!
I have grilled them also for this dish. You just don’t get the syrup.
I love this combination of flavors Lea Ann…and well I’m impressed…you know you and a DESSERT!
I am a grillaholic though…so I grill some the cakes and grill some peaches and add those together with raspberries and whipped cream. I’ll bet these are fabulous though with that syrup. I just got peaches. I HAVE to try this.
LOL Barb…. oh you just wait, I’ve actually baked cookies. :::gasp
Gorgeous…I just picked up some white peaches this morning…yum!
I’ve never tried white peaches Cathy. Next time I see them in the market, I’ll have to pick a couple up.
amaZING! This looks like a flavor explosion and the picture is fabulous. I am so impressed but sad that we don’t have Western Slope Peaches.
We all go through a peach frenzy every year in August. Ohmy they are good.
Wow. Just wow. Picture is tantalizing!
Thanks Dan
Alexis loves anything with mascarpone but this would really float her boat!
Mascarpone is pretty darn special. However, I tried a slather of it on a bagel the other morning and thought it was awful. Definitely has it’s place on certain dishes and flavors.
I’m not much of a dessert person but you’ve totally got me hooked on this one!
I’m not a dessert person at all, but do love fruit type desserts. And especially strawberry shortcake with whipped cream.
roasted peaches are one of my weakness…i dollop them on everything!! LOL!!
I’m beginning to think the same way Vianney.