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Grilled Peaches with Honey and Mascarpone

Grilled peaches with honey and mascarpone is a fast Italian-American dessert with caramelized cut-side char marks. You’ll fill warm peach halves with smooth, lightly sweetened mascarpone and finish with floral honey, pistachios, and fresh thyme.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Italian-American
Calories: 430
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

peaches
  • 4 peaches ripe, halved and pitted
olive oil
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
mascarpone cheese
  • 8 oz mascarpone cheese
powdered sugar
  • 2 tbsp powdered sugar
vanilla extract
  • 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
honey
  • 3 tbsp honey plus more for drizzling
pistachios
  • 0.25 cup pistachios roughly chopped
fresh thyme leaves
  • 1 fresh thyme leaves for garnish

Method
 

Grill the peaches
  1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
  2. Brush peach halves with olive oil and grill cut-side down for 4-5 minutes until deep char marks appear and peaches are tender.
Make mascarpone filling
  1. Meanwhile, beat mascarpone with powdered sugar and vanilla extract until smooth and creamy.
Assemble and finish
  1. Place grilled peaches on plates, cut-side up.
  2. Spoon a generous dollop of mascarpone into the cavity of each peach half.
  3. Drizzle with honey, scatter chopped pistachios on top, and garnish with fresh thyme leaves.

Notes

Pro tip: grill with the cut side down so the sugars caramelize and the peaches get tender without drying out. Store grilled peaches (without pistachios and thyme) in the refrigerator up to 2 days; rewarm briefly on a grill or in a hot skillet for 1-2 minutes. Freezing isn’t recommended for best texture. For a dairy-light option, swap mascarpone with a thick Greek yogurt (strain first) for a tangier, lower-fat filling.