Easy Healthy Grilled Peaches are the perfect ending to your meal. Grilling brings out the sweetness of fruit, and these juicy peaches are sweet, tender, and delicious.
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I always look for easy-grilled side dishes, and these grilled peach halves are perfect. Grill peaches or any fruit will bring out more flavor.
With only 100 calories without the extra sugar topping and 150 calories with the sugar topping, they are a great healthy ending to any meal.
The grill surface temperature of about 450° is the same temp as most chicken recipes, pork chops, and pork tenderloins. If cooking on high for beef, you will need to turn down a section of the grill.
A quick and easy grilled side dish for any grilled meal, especially Grilled Burgers, Grilled Pork Chops, Grilled Chicken Breasts, or Grilled Pork Tenderloin.
And don't miss these other excellent grill side dishes like Grilled Pineapple, Grilled Stuffed Tomatoes, Grilled Honey Glazed Carrots, Grill Baking Potatoes, and Grilled Biscuits.
🍑Ingredients
- Peaches—medium or large, freestone preferred
- Olive oil or melted butter
- Optional topping of sugar and cinnamon
👨🍳How to Grill Peaches
- Wash peaches and split along the seam - remove the pit.
- Optional—Mix cinnamon and sugar topping.
- Bush all sides with oil or melted butter.
- Place peaches cut side down on clean and oiled grill grates. Grill for 4-5 minutes until good grill marks are present.
- Flip peaches and sprinkle on the sugar topping if using.
- Grill until the peaches are soft and the sugar mixture is melted, about 5 minutes more. Internal temperature should be about 165°.
Variations and Options
- You can do a similar grilling method with other fruit like apricots, nectarines, or plums.
- You can grill on the grill grates or in a grill pan.
- You can change the flavor by using a pinch of nutmeg, ginger, or other spices. Other flavors like fresh mint or maple syrup are also used.
- You can use either a gas or charcoal grill.
❓FAQs
Freestone peaches still moderately firm when squeezed are a good choice here. You don't want unripe nor over very ripe peaches.
Clingstone peaches can also be used, but you need a knife to remove the pit.
The skin may be left, and the fuss will burn away, or you can peel off the skin.
The grill needs to be in the medium range. So it matches most chicken, pork chop, and pork tenderloin recipes.
For beef recipes, you must turn down the heat on a section of the grill to get in the 450° range.
🍴Serving and leftovers
Serve hot off the grill, but it is wonderful with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or some low-fat Greek yogurt.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator sealed airtight for 3-4 days, and you can reheat in the microwave.
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Preheat the grill to a surface temperature of about 450°. Medium if you don't want to bother with a surface thermometer. The exact temperature for this is not as important as some other recipes, but not blazing hot.
Wash peaches well, split along the seam, and remove the pit.
If using sugar topping, mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl.
Bush all sides with oil or melted butter.
Place peaches cut side down and grill with the lid closed for about 4-5 minutes until good grill marks are present. Flip peaches and optionally apply ¼ of the cinnamon mixture to each half.
Grill until the peaches are soft and the sugar mixture is melted. About 5 minutes more. Go by firmness and appearance, not by time. If you are obsessive about a thermometer, the internal temperature should be about 165° when done.
📖 Recipe
Healthy Grilled Peaches
Ingredients
- 2 peaches-Freestone preferred - medium or large
- 2 teaspoons olive oil - or 1 tablespoon butter
Optional sugar topping—will add 50 calories
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to a surface temperature of about 450°. Medium if you don't want to bother with a surface thermometer. The exact temperature for this is not as important as some other recipes, but not blazing hot.
- Wash peaches well, split along the seam, and remove the pit.
- If using sugar topping, mix 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a small bowl.
- Bush all sides with oil or melted butter.
- Place peaches cut side down and grill with the lid closed for about 4-5 minutes until good grill marks are present. Flip peaches and optionally apply ¼ of the cinnamon mixture to each half.
- Grill until the peaches are soft and the sugar mixture is melted. About 5 minutes more. Go by firmness and appearance, not by time. If you are obsessive about a thermometer, the internal temperature should be about 165° when done.
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Recipe Notes
Pro Tips
- Freestone peaches that are still moderately firm when squeezed are a good choice here.
- The grill needs to be in the medium range. So it matches most chicken, pork chop and pork tenderloin recipes.
- For beef recipes, you will need to turn down the heat on a section of the grill to get in the 450° range.
- Cooked until soft and the sugar starts to melt. If you want, you can check for an internal temperature of about 165°.
- Great served with ice cream or Greek yogart
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Editor's Note: Originally Published July 15, 2010. Updated with expanded options, refreshed photos, and a table of contents to help navigation.
Chris
I saw some pears that looked like they might also like the grill treatment yesterday. Going to see how that works this weekend.
Good idea on the cinnamon/splenda blend.
Dr Dan
It would be great on a salad. I'm still amazed just how good this is and so little work if you're grilling already.
Sage
I love this; I have similar recipe that I serve on salad.
Rita