Description
Grilled peach halves with caramelized brown sugar, topped with vanilla frozen yogurt and crumbled gingersnap cookies—an elegant and simple summer dessert.
Ingredients
1 firm peach, halved and pitted
1 teaspoon canola oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
4 scoops vanilla fat‑free frozen yogurt
2 gingersnap cookies, crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat grill to high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Brush cut sides of peaches with canola oil.
- Grill peaches cut‑side down until tender and warmed through, about 10 minutes.
- Remove peaches, place on plates skin‑side down.
- Sprinkle each peach half with brown sugar; let it melt naturally or caramelize with a torch.
- Top each grilled peach with two scoops of vanilla frozen yogurt.
- Sprinkle with crumbled gingersnap cookies and serve immediately.
Notes
- Substitute vanilla ice cream (regular or non‑dairy) for frozen yogurt for richer flavor.
- Add cinnamon or nutmeg to the brown sugar for extra warmth.
- Try plain Greek yogurt with honey instead of frozen yogurt.
- Top with chopped pecans or walnuts for added crunch.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 peach half with toppings
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 60mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 10mg
