Holiday Spiced Peaches

Submitted by GREG IN SAN DIEGO

"Spiced peaches were a holiday meal staple when I was a child. They were available, canned, in the grocery stores during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season. I've not been able to find them for years, so I improvised my own recipe.This dish compliments a traditional turkey dinner."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 29 ounces canned peach halves (I prefer Del Monte.)
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1⁄3 cup apple cider vinegar
• 8 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 pinch allspice
• 2 -3 drops lemon juice

directions

1. Drain peaches and set aside.
2. Combine all remaining ingredients in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer about 5 minutes.
3. Add peaches and simmer about 5 more minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Drain peaches and cool in refrigerator until time to serve.

Reviews

[J D.5310]

This is an excellent recipe and I've used it for several years now. I am so glad Greg from San Diego made and posted this. Growing up in California in the 70s and 80s, my mom used to make spiced peaches at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I can still remember her taking out the Ball jars and prepping the peaches a few days before the holidays. I wish I'd asked where she had gotten the recipe--mostly out of curiosity--since it seems southern and she was Norwegian-American--she'd never even visited the south. Even as a kid it was one of my favorite holiday dishes, and Greg from San Diego's recipe tastes just like what my mom made. Something I really appreciate about this recipe is that it uses canned peaches, since canned peaches are a lot more dependable in taste than fresh peaches. Most recipes call for fresh peaches. In an ideal world this might work, but over the years I've had a lot of trouble getting delicious stone fruit. Thank you Greg from San Diego!

 

[lesliecoy]

Hopefully they will turn out perfect ! So far so good. Will give them a taste check again tomorrow, and am hoping that they will be perfect for Thanksgiving Dinner.

 

[davidlsmith35]

A wonderful recipe. I prepared it biweekly all summer and am about to make a big batch for Christmas. I find that I can double the peaches and increase the ther ingredients by 1/2 and get the same fine result.

 

[GaylaJ]

What a lovely way to perk up a can of peaches! I used raw, unfiltered apple cider vinegar (Bragg's) and subbed 1 allspice berry for the pinch of ground. Since the peaches weren't submerged in the liquid, I moved them around frequently while simmering. They ended up subtly spiced and delicious. Thanks for sharing your recipe, Greg!