How to Peel a Peach

This is the simplest How to peel a peach method with no special equipment needed. Just a knife , boiling water and ice .

There is nothing better than homemade desserts made with ripe juicy peaches in the summer. The problem is peeling them . I struggled for years using a vegetable peeler or pairing knife . Doing this I lost so much of the peach flesh in the process. I am going to show you how easy it is the blanch and then ice shock peaches . The skin will just slide off leaving all of the delicious flesh of the each. If you love peach desserts checkout my Old Fashioned Peach Ice Cream.

What you will need to Peel Peaches :

• Ripe peaches –If you can get peaches from a farmers market or a farmer they are so much better than peaches bought at the store . Before attempting to peel them they need to be ripe . A ripe peach will smell fragrant and will give a little when you squeeze it . If it is hard when you squeeze it , it is not ripe.
• Needle nose pliers – new pliers of course but this is optional . This is a wonderful hack to remove the pits Tap HERE to see it
• Small pairing knife -Tap HERE for my favorite
• A Saucepan-for boiling water
• Large mixing bowl-for an ice bath
• Slotted Spoon -Tap HERE for what I use

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How to Peel Peaches -Let’s get Started

Get prepared by putting water on to boil in a sauce pan and Making a bowl of ice water . Next prepare your peaches by placing a small X on the bottom of the peach .

Carefully drop your peaches into the boiling water . Do not over crowd the pan . I find working with 4-5 peaches is the perfect amount. Set a timer for 1 minute.

Remove the peach from the boiling water and drop it into the ice water for 1-2 minutes . This stops the cooking process and just blisters the skin.

Start at the X and start peeling the skin off. It should slide off easily if the peach is ripe.

Now your peaches are ready to slice

Recipes that have fresh peaches :

• Old Fashioned Peach Ice Cream
• Peach Pie
• Peach and Cherry Crisp
• Peach fritters

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How to Peel a Peach

This is the simplest How to peel a peach method with no special equipment needed. Just a knife , boiling water and ice .

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Active Time30 minutes mins

Boil time /shock time1 minute min

Total Time2 minutes mins

Keyword: How to blanch a peach, How to peel a peach

Calories:

Equipment

• 1 Saucepan
• 1 mixing bowl
• 1 pairing knife
• 1 kitchen timer

Materials

• Ripe peaches See notes
• 1 Saucepan of boiling water
• 1 Mixing bowl of ice water

Instructions

• Prepare by getting a saucepan of water boiling and make a large bowl of ice water . Then with a small knife cut a X on the bottom of a ripe peach
  
• Carefully drop 4-5 peaches into the boiling water with a slotted spoon. Set the timer for 1 minute
  
• After the minute Carefully remove the peaches from the boiling water with a slotted spoon and place them in the bowl of ice water for 1-2 minutes
  
• Remove them from the ice water. At the X start peeling the skin off. Now it is ready to slice .
  
• Now your peaches are ready to slice
  

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Notes

If you can get peaches from a farmers market or a farmer they are so much better than peaches bought at the store . Before attempting to peel them they need to be ripe . A ripe peach will smell fragrant and will give a little when you squeeze it . If it is hard when you squeeze it , it is not ripe.

Check out this peach pitting hack HERE