Grilled peaches topped with mascarpone whipped cream and a caramel drizzle is a fruit dessert that’s like summer in a bowl. This dessert is wonderful to add to a summer cookout menu.
This dessert is wonderful to add to a summer cookout menu. It’s simple and easy and takes advantage of in-season peaches, one of the best things about summer in the south.
The mascarpone whipped cream can be made ahead of time and the peaches can be placed on the grill with burgers or hot dogs or whatever you are grilling for your meal.
You want to use medium ripe peaches. If they’re too ripe they might get mushy and fall apart when grilled. Not ripe enough and they will be like rocks, without any flavor or sweetness.
As the peaches grill, they will get tender and sweeten up some.
To add some flavor contrast, I sprinkled the peaches with ground cinnamon and ancho chili powder before I grilled them. Ancho chili powder is a great spice to use with sweeter foods because it has lots of smokiness and a slightly sweet and fruity flavor, but not much heat. It’s perfectly suitable as a flavor enhancer for just about any food cooked on the grill.
If you haven’et made mascarpone whipped cream before, it is the stuff that dreams are made of. Thicker and creamier than whipped cream on its own.
Drizzle some store bought or homemade caramel sauce on top for a sweet and delicious grilled fruit dessert.
Grilled Peaches with Mascarpone Whipped Cream
Ingredients
- 4 medium-ripe peaches,, cut in half and pits removed
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 teaspoon ancho chili powder
- 1/2 cup mascarpone cheese
- 1/2 cup chilled whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce,, store bought or homemade
- mint for garnish
Instructions
- Heat grill to medium. Sprinkle cinnamon and ancho chili powder on cut sides of peaches.
- Place peaches cut side down on grill and grill for 4 to 5 minutes. Flip over and grill another 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from grill and place on a serving platter.
- Using an electric mixer, beat mascarpone cheese and whipping cream until the mixture starts to thicken. While continuing to beat, gradually add sugar. Keep beating until mixture is fairly stiff. Chill until ready to use.
- To serve, place a large spoonful of mascarpone cream where the pit was on each peach and drizzle with desired amount of caramel sauce.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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It’s recipes like this that make me wish we had a grill. 🙂
Well considering I love peaches, mascarpone whipped cream and caramel I think it’s safe to say I would love these 🙂 haha These look amazing! And so pretty too!
Christin! These are amazing! What a great way to use up peaches that aren’t quite ripe enough yet. I bet that grilling them brings out the sugars. And I must try this whipped mascarpone whipped cream! Such pretty pictures.
Oh my gosh, grilled fruit is SUCH a thing nowaday’s. You being from the South it would only make sense that you would grill peaches! I can hardly stand how amazing these look, Christin! That lovely mascarpone, that gorg caramel drizzle….ahhh! Get in moi belly! 😉 Pinned.
Simple and easy.. yet really delicious! Looking at those lovely grilled peaches I just get hungry 🙂
Dang I was so mesmerized I hit “submit” before I was ready – I wanted to say these peaches look fabulous – the caramel sauce is the perfect touch to the mascarpone whipped topping – incredible!
Oh wow – This is so fantastically mouthwatering – Christin your photos have amped up my salivary glands into over production! Wow!
Right now I can’t think of a more delicious summer dessert. Love the idea of serving these at a BBQ. So easy and yet so impressive as well. This one is definitely getting pinned and shared! I love it!:-)
Wow! What an absolutely beautiful dessert! Who knew you could make the good ol’ peach into such an amazing dish. I would love to serve this up to my dinner guests!
Drool!