Description
Grilled peaches with cinnamon honey ricotta bring summer’s sweetest flavors to your plate. Luscious peaches caramelize over flames, then nestle beside creamy ricotta whipped with local honey and warm spices.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 peaches (ripe, halved and pitted)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) honey (plus extra for drizzling)
- 1 tbsp (15 g) brown sugar (optional, for extra caramelization)
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) olive oil or melted butter
- fresh mint leaves
- crushed nuts (pistachios or almonds)
- granola
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat grill to medium-high heat, creating an ideal surface for caramelizing fruit’s natural sugars.
- Peach Preparation: Halve ripe peaches, smoothly removing pits and creating clean surfaces for grilling.
- Surface Treatment: Brush peach halves with olive oil or melted butter, optionally sprinkling brown sugar to enhance caramelization and sweetness.
- Initial Grilling: Position peaches cut-side down on hot grill, allowing 3-4 minutes to develop rich char marks and intensify flavor profile.
- Skin-Side Grilling: Flip peaches, cooking skin-side for an additional 2-3 minutes until achieving tender, slightly softened texture.
- Ricotta Cream: Whisk ricotta with ground cinnamon and honey, creating a smooth, fragrant cream with delicate folding technique.
- Plating: Transfer grilled peaches to serving dish, generously filling peach cavities with cinnamon honey ricotta and finishing with an elegant honey drizzle and light cinnamon dusting.
Notes
- Select Peak-Ripe Peaches: Choose peaches that yield slightly to gentle pressure, ensuring maximum sweetness and ideal grilling texture without falling apart during cooking.
- Prevent Sticking Technique: Brush grill grates with oil before heating to create a non-stick surface and guarantee beautiful char marks without fruit fragmenting.
- Temperature Control Matters: Maintain medium-high heat around 400-450°F to caramelize peaches quickly without burning, creating a perfect balance of crisp exterior and tender interior.
- Dairy-Free Adaptation: Swap ricotta with coconut cream or almond-based yogurt for lactose-intolerant guests, maintaining creamy texture while keeping the dessert’s elegant essence.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 75 mg
- Fat: 10 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 7 g
- Cholesterol: 15 mg