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Peach Bellini

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup pureed peaches

• 4 fluid ounces champagne

• 1 peach slice

Directions

1. Pour peach puree into a champagne flute; add champagne. Garnish with a slice of peach.

Mom's Peach Crisp

Ingredients

• 4 cups sliced fresh peaches

• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/2 cup cold butter

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 cup rolled oats

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. Arrange peaches evenly in an 8x8-inch baking dish.

3. Mix flour, brown sugar, butter, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl using a pastry cutter until evenly crumbled. Fold oats into flour mixture; sprinkle and press topping into peaches.

4. Bake in the preheated oven until topping is lightly browned, about 30 minutes.

Peachy Bread Pudding with Caramel Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 cups fresh peaches - peeled, pitted and halved

• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk

• 3 eggs, lightly beaten

• 1 1/4 cups hot water

• 1/4 cup butter, melted

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 4 cups French bread, torn into small pieces

• CARAMEL SAUCE

• 1/2 cup brown sugar

• 1/2 cup butter

• 2 tablespoons light corn syrup

• 1 tablespoon rum

Directions

1. Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

2. Chop the peaches and lightly mash them in a mixing bowl. Combine the sweetened condensed milk and the eggs; add them to the peaches and mix well. Stir in the hot water, melted butter, cinnamon, and vanilla. Stir the French bread into to the custard mixture until the bread is completely moistened. Turn the pudding into the prepared baking dish.

3. Bake until a knife inserted in the center of the pudding comes out clean, about 1 hour and 10 minutes.

4. While the pudding is baking, combine the brown sugar, 1/2 cup butter, corn syrup, and rum in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes or until just slightly thickened. Let cool slightly.

5. Remove the pudding from the oven and let it cool for about ten minutes before serving. Serve warm with the caramel sauce. Cool and cover any leftover pudding and store it in the refrigerator.

Peach Avocado Salsa

Ingredients

• 2 fresh peaches - peeled, pitted, and diced

• 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced

• 1/2 red onion, minced

• 1/2 red bell pepper, minced

• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste

2 cloves garlic, grated

• 1/2 lime, juiced

• 1/2 lemon, juiced

• salt and ground black pepper to taste

• 1 avocado - peeled, pitted, and diced

Directions

1. Gently mix peaches, jalapeno pepper, red onion, red bell pepper, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, and lemon juice in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper.

2. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 30 minutes. Fold avocado into the salsa to serve.

Courtesy allrecipes.com