Grilled Peaches with Cinnamon-Sugar Butter & Ice Cream
Today Melissa Delgaudio shares her a little piece of grilling dessert awesomeness with us. Melissa is going to be a new regular contributor ’round here. By day Melissa is Principal of Honeybee Consulting. You can usually find her hanging out over on Twitter.
It’s Summer and backyard chefs across the country are reveling in Weberific, char-grilled glee. True, it 
might seem that there are few things in life as laden with awesomeness as a great burger or steak right off the grill, but if you just open your mind…grilling can be oh, so much more.
More, you ask? Why yes! While there are limitless things that can be cooked on your trusty grill, few will leave you so satisfied and awash in post-meal ecstasy as fruit. Yeah, you heard me: FRUIT. During the summer, the possibilities are only as limited as your imagination. Pineapple? You bet. Bananas? Sure. But those are fruits for another day. I’m here today to talk about peaches and the sweet, magical deliciousness they’ll bring to your table.
Peaches. Sweet, delicious peaches. Loaded with their own natural sugars and juices, they’re the ideal candidates for grilling. And they’re nearing the peak of their season, so now is the perfect time to bring them to the table. Whether you choose a juicy golden peach from Georgia or South Carolina–slightly acidic and a little tangy with notes of butterscotchy goodness–or a sweet, perfect white peach, ripe with undertones of raspberry-like perfection, from Central California, your results will be sublime, I promise you.
Ingredients
4 ripe peaches, halved with stones removed
1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons sugar
Pinch of Kosher or sea salt
Vegetable (or some other neutral) oil
Your vanilla ice cream of choice
Preparation
Heat your grill to high (and remember to clean your grates … you don’t want your fruit to taste like the blackened tuna you made earlier). While it’s warming up, mix the butter, cinnamon, sugar and salt in a small bowl until thoroughly combined. Lightly brush the cut side of each peach with oil, to prevent sticking. Grill peaches ‘til they’re golden brown and just cooked through (about 3-5 minutes). Top each half with a couple of teaspoons of the butter mixture and serve to your salivating dinner guests with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Devilishly simple, sweetly seductive. Grilling fruit will tantalize your taste buds and open your mind to all that grilling can be.
Enjoy!
Photo by: mccun934
