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June 24, 2015 (Last Updated February 14, 2021)

Peaches Foster

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  • Prep Time:
    10 mins
  • Cook Time:
    10 mins
  • Total Time:
    20 mins

Peaches foster is a delicious variation on the classic bananas foster – ripe peaches get caramelized in butter, brown sugar, and rum then served over vanilla ice-cream.

Two bowls of ice-cream topped with peaches foster shown with two white spoons and some peaches and a bottle of rum in the background.

If you recall from last summer, I talked about my favorite peaches from Colorado – peaches so good that I can hardly bring myself to buy any other kind of peaches.

My husband holds out hope that there are still great peaches to be had outside of Colorado and is willing to stop at many a roadside stand and farmer’s markets in his search. After purchasing pound after pound of disappointing peaches, we finally found a grower at our farmer’s market that we really like. The peaches are a good size, super sweet and juicy.

Summer is definitely looking up.

Ingredients for peaches foster (peaches, butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, rum, and peach schnapps) set out on a baking tray.

What is peaches foster

Peaches foster is a variation on the classic bananas foster recipe that was created at the Brennan’s New Orleans restaurant over 50 years ago. At the restaurant, the dish is cooked table side where the bananas are sautéed in a caramel sauce, flambéed for dramatic effect, and then served over vanilla ice-cream.

With the abundance of peaches, I got to experiment with a peach version of the bananas foster recipe. It took me a couple of tries to work out the recipe with peaches but no one seemed to mind the chore of taste testing. After all, it’s hard to go too wrong when you start with great peaches that are then cooked with brown sugar, butter, and rum.

Two bowls of ice-cream topped with peaches foster shown with two white spoons and some peaches and a bottle of rum in the background.

Once the peaches and caramel sauce are done cooking, be sure to let the mixture cool a little before spooning it over the ice-cream. Otherwise, you end of up with ice-cream “soup”. My oldest daughter actually prefers it this way but I prefer my ice-cream to not be completely melted.

Two bowls of ice-cream topped with peaches foster shown with two white spoons and some peaches and a bottle of rum in the background.

If the thought of igniting the rum for the sauce makes you nervous, you can always skip that step. Just cook the sauce long enough to cook out the alcohol. The first time I ignited rum for a bananas foster recipe, I had a box of baking soda and a fire extinguisher at the ready just in case (yes, I tend to be overly cautious). In the end, I didn’t even come close to needing either of them. I find that the flames are actually pretty tame. However, it’s still a fun way to end a summer meal.


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Two bowls of ice-cream topped with peaches foster shown with two white spoons and some peaches and a bottle of rum in the background.

Peaches Foster

  • Author: Taming of the Spoon
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4–5 servings 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: Sauté
  • Cuisine: American
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Description

Peaches foster is a delicious variation on the classic bananas foster – ripe peaches get caramelized in butter, brown sugar, and rum then served over vanilla ice-cream.


Ingredients

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  • 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark is fine)
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons peach schnapps
  • 4 large ripe peaches, peeled and cut into thick wedges
  • 1/4 cup dark rum
  • Vanilla ice-cream, for serving

Instructions

  1. Make the caramel sauce: Melt the butter in a heavy skillet over medium heat. When butter is mostly melted, add the sugar and cinnamon. Cook, stirring, until sugar is dissolved, 4 minutes.
  2. Cook peaches: Carefully add peach schnapps (it will splatter) and peaches. Turn up the heat so mixture is at a low simmer. Cook until peaches are soft and slightly caramelized, 3-5 minutes. Carefully add the rum. Continue to cook the sauce until the rum is hot. Then ignite the rum with a long match. When flames die down, stir the sauce to ensure that all of the alcohol cooks out. Let cool 5 minutes.
  3. Serve: Serve cooked peaches over ice cream and top with the caramel sauce in the pan.

Notes

  • Recipe adapted from Brennan’s New Orleans.

Keywords: peaches foster, fresh peaches, peach schnapps


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  1. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    June 25, 2015 at 10:27 pm

    The peach sauce looks and sounds SO good.. schnapps and rum? YUM.

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    • Taming of the Spoon says

      June 26, 2015 at 10:26 am

      Thanks, Thalia. I hope you get it to try it when summer returns to Australia.

      Reply
  2. fran edwards says

    June 16, 2020 at 11:08 pm

    Georgia white peaches are much better!

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    • Taming of the Spoon says

      June 17, 2020 at 6:50 am

      I have never tasted Georgia white peaches. Are they available for shipping to Texas?

      Reply

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