Peaches and Cream Summer Salad (Printable)

Luscious chilled summer treat with juicy peaches, velvety cream, and fresh mint—ready in 15 minutes.

# What You'll Need:

→ Fruit

01 - 4 ripe peaches, pitted and sliced
02 - 1/2 cup blueberries

→ Cream

03 - 1 cup heavy whipping cream, chilled
04 - 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
05 - 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

→ Garnish

06 - Fresh mint leaves
07 - 2 tablespoons sliced almonds

# How to Make It:

01 - In a large chilled mixing bowl, beat the heavy whipping cream with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until soft peaks form. Refrigerate until ready to use.
02 - Wash, pit, and slice the peaches. Rinse the blueberries if using.
03 - Arrange the sliced peaches and blueberries in serving glasses or a large bowl.
04 - Spoon or pipe the chilled whipped cream generously over the fruit layers.
05 - Top with fresh mint leaves and sliced almonds if desired. Serve immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 hour before serving for a colder presentation.

# Expert Tips:

01 -
  • Ready in fifteen minutes flat which means you can throw it together when friends drop by unexpectedly
  • The combination of cold sweet peaches and barely sweetened cream tastes like summer captured in a bowl
  • It travels beautifully to potlucks and looks fancy enough for dinner parties despite being embarrassingly simple
02 -
  • The cream will start to weep and separate if it sits for more than an hour so assemble this no more than sixty minutes before serving
  • Sliced peaches oxidize and turn brown quickly so toss them gently with a teaspoon of lemon juice if you're prepping them ahead of time
  • Soft peaks are the sweet spot because overwhipped cream becomes grainy and unpleasantly buttery in this kind of delicate dessert
03 -
  • Place your mixing bowl in the freezer for at least fifteen minutes before whipping the cream and you'll be amazed at how much faster it reaches those perfect soft peaks
  • Add a pinch of salt to the cream before whipping because it intensifies all the other flavors and makes the sweetness taste more complex

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