Peaches and Cream Salad (Printable)
Luscious chilled dessert with juicy peaches, velvety cream, and mint—ready in 15 minutes.
# What You'll Need:
→ Fruit
01 - 4 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced
02 - 1/2 cup blueberries
→ Cream
03 - 1 cup heavy whipping cream, cold
04 - 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
→ Garnish
06 - Fresh mint leaves
07 - 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
# Directions:
01 - In a large chilled mixing bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
02 - Wash, pit, and slice the peaches. Rinse the blueberries if using.
03 - In serving glasses or a large bowl, arrange the sliced peaches and blueberries in layers.
04 - Spoon or pipe the chilled whipped cream generously over the layered fruits.
05 - Top with fresh mint leaves and sliced almonds if desired.
06 - Serve immediately, or chill for up to 1 hour before serving for a colder, more refreshing salad.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- It comes together in fifteen minutes flat, no oven required
- The combination of chilled cream and sun-warmed fruit hits different when humidity climbs
02 -
- The whipped cream will weep if it sits too long, so plan to assemble this no more than an hour before serving
- Underripe peaches will never soften in this recipe, they'll just remain stubbornly crunchy
03 -
- Freeze your mixing bowl and whisk attachment for ten minutes before whipping the cream
- The cream should be so cold it hurts your fingers when you touch it