Early varieties (Late july-Early August)
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🍑Qualities: Juicy, sweet, clingstone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh
🍑Recipe inspiration: Peach Caprese Salad
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🍑Qualities: Yellow melting flesh, clingstone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, baking, freezing
🍑Recipe inspiration: Peach & Orange Smoothie
🍑Similar to Red Haven, the standard of peaches
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🍑Qualities: White flesh, perfect acid-sugar balance, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, breweries
🍑Our personal favorite!
peak Season Varieties (Mid to late august)
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🍑Qualities: The golden standard of peaches, yellow, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, canning, freezing
🍑Recipe inspiration: Grilled peaches with ice cream
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🍑Qualities: Cute, white peach, very sweet, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh
🍑Recipe inspiration: Poached Donut Peaches
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🍑Qualities: Great flavor and texture, easy slicing, freestone
🍑Best For: Eating fresh
🍑Recipe Inspiration: Peach Habanero Salsa
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🍑Qualities: Large fruit, bright, high-sugar flavor, clingstone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, preserving
🍑Recipe Inspiration: Nectarine Salad with Basil, Cucumbers, and Goat Cheese
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🍑Qualities: Sweet, firm flesh, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, grilling
🍑Recipe inspiration: Grilled Peach Ice Cream Sundae
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🍑Qualities: Aromatic, easy to peel, freestone
🍑Best for: Jams and preserving
🍑Recipe inspiration: Ginger Peach Jam
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🍑Qualities: Tangy and sweet, yellow flesh, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, canning, pies
🍑Recipe inspiration: Grilled Nectarines with Honey Balsamic Glaze
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🍑Qualities: Sweet, juicy, perfectly round, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, baking, preserves, canning
🍑Recipe inspiration: Fresh Peach Crumb Bars
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🍑Qualities: White flesh, firm flesh, juicy, sweet, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, dehydrating, baking, freezing, and jams
🍑Recipe inspiration: Summer Stone Fruit and Cheese Platter
Late varieties (Early to mid-september)
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🍑Qualities: Small fruit size, bright pink pit, juicy, sweet with low acidity, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, baking
🍑Recipe inspiration: White Peach and Lemon Thyme Galette
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🍑Qualities: Firm flesh, large fruit, brilliant red, rich flavor, freestone
🍑Best for: Eating fresh, jam, baking, freezing, canning
🍑Recipe inspiration: Jalapeño Peach Jam
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🍑Qualities: Freestone, classic canning variety
🍑Best for: Canning
🍑Recipe inspiration: Sweet Tea Canned Peaches
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🍑Qualities: Firm yellow flesh, great flavor, freestone
🍑Best for: Baking, dehydrating, jams
🍑Recipe inspiration: Air Fryer Dehydrated Peaches