Caramelized Grilled Peaches and Ice Cream
Easy caramelized grilled peaches and ice cream topped with homemade caramel. A fresh peach dessert that’s sweet, and perfect for a dessert.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 6 min
- Total Time: 15-20 min
- Yield: 2
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Oven cook and baking
Ingredients
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- 2 ripe but firm peaches (halved and pitted)
- 1tsp melted butter (or neutral oil like grapeseed)
- Vanilla ice cream (or your favorite flavor)
- Fresh mint leaves (optional, for garnish)
- Crushed nuts or granola (optional, for crunch)
Salted Caramel
- 1 cup sugar
- 2tbsp butter
- 6tbsp heavy cream
- 1tsp salt
- 1tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan, heat the sugar over medium heat.
- Stir constantly with a heatproof spatula or wooden spoon. The sugar will clump, then melt into an amber liquid (watch carefully to prevent burning).
- Once fully melted and amber-colored, immediately add the butter.
- The mixture will bubble up—keep stirring until the butter is fully incorporated.
- Slowly pour in the cream while stirring. It will bubble again—this is normal.
- Stir until smooth (1–2 minutes)
- Remove from heat and stir in the salt. Let it cool.
- Heat your oven grill (or grill pan) to medium-high.
- Add butter in small pieces on the cut halves of the peaches or brush them with melted butter.
- Grill the Peaches. Place peaches cut-side down on the grill.
- Grill for 3–5 minutes until grill marks appear and the flesh softens slightly. (Flip and grill the skin side for another 2–3 minutes (optional)
- Place warm peach halves in bowls. Cut them into slices.
- Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream in the center. (get a recipe easy tasteful vanilla ice cream)
- Drizzle with salted caramel.
- Top with fresh mint, crushed nuts.