Grilled Peach Toast with Pimento Cheese
Chef Todd Richards blends two Southern favorites—fresh peaches and pimento cheese—for this sweet and savory treat. Get the recipe.
Baked Oatmeal with Berries and Peaches
This baked oatmeal is packed with nutritious ingredients, and leftovers freeze easily. But those aren’t the only reasons Jessica Rose, of Nashville’s Peach Truck, loves it. “Mixing the peaches with the berries made it feel like I was eating cobbler for breakfast.” Get the recipe.
Summertime in these parts means swimming holes, seersucker suits, boat drinks, and fried shrimp. And, of course, heirloom tomatoes and fresh-off-the-tree peaches. Get the recipe.
Diced local peaches folded into a black-pepper-spiked pudding make these portable treats a menu mainstay at Underbelly in Houston. “We add pepper for the same reason some people salt their watermelon,” says pastry director Victoria Dearmond. “It brings out the sweetness of the fruit.” Get the recipe.
Nothing cools down a sultry day better than homemade peach ice cream. This version nods slightly to modern-day cooking; instead of being poured straight into the ice-cream mixing canister, the custard base is cooked to safely heat the eggs, then cooled. Get the recipe.
A surefire party starter, this cocktail was inspired by the faithful combination of bourbon and ginger—with a sweet hit of Georgia flavor thanks to the addition of peach nectar. “It’s a crowd pleaser,” bartender Jerry Slater says. “Everyone likes bourbon, ginger, and peaches.” Get the recipe.
Beyond the natural sweetness of the peaches, the key to this recipe is the tangy buttermilk in the crust. Get the recipe.
This recipe was published in 1928 by Mrs. S.R. Dull, a cooking school instructor and the former editor of the home economics page of the Atlanta Journal. Get the recipe.
Enjoy fruit at its peak all year long with these delectable preserves—a perfect pair for your fried chicken. Get the recipe.
This blackberry and peach cobbler, topped with a pecan-studded, shortbreadlike crust, has been on the menu at Chapel Hill, North Carolina institution Crook’s Corner for decades. Get the recipe.
Sweet Corn Frozen Custard with Peach and Cherry Tomato Sauce
Tennessee chef Drew McDonald turns the triumvirate of the Southern garden—corn, peaches, and tomatoes—into an ice cream sundae. Get the recipe.
Herbs, peaches, and bourbon come together in this riff on the most classic of classic bourbon cocktails. Get the recipe.
Named after a bar regular who has a strong inclination toward rum, the key to this cocktail is infusing your rum with fresh peaches. Get the recipe.
Bourbon Brown Butter Peach Ice Cream
It doesn’t get much better than homemade peach ice cream—until you add bourbon into the equation. Here, get Chef Joe Trull’s take on the perfect summer treat. Get the recipe.
A simple biscuit with the essence of summer imbued. The best part? You can swap in any fruit you like. Get the recipe.
Pork Chops with Sticky Bourbon Peach Sauce
Bring sweet and savory together in this decadent dish. The secret ingredient tying it all together? Of course it’s bourbon. Get the recipe.
Fresh fruits and veggies maintain a light but satisfying flavor that’s sure to impress at any summer luncheon. Get the recipe.
A Perfectly Peachy Summer Soup
One sweet and spicy summer supper that you are sure to never forget. Warm notes of curry soften a dish best served cold. Get the recipe.
A Peach Ice Cream Sandwich, in the Style of Augusta National
Two soft homemade cookies and a schmear of summer sweetness served best after 18 holes on a hot day. How much more summer can you get? Get the recipe.
Grilled Peaches Get Even Better with Bourbon
What’s better than sugar? Sugar caramelized with bourbon flambé. Try a new spin on the classic mix of peaches and bourbon with this innovative recipe. Get the recipe.