Spiced Peach Salad

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Servings: 10 Difficulty: Advanced
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A refreshing gelatin salad featuring tender spiced peaches suspended in a light, peach-flavored jelly.
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This Spiced Peach Salad is a nostalgic, refreshing dessert that balances sweet fruit with warm spices. The base is a clear, peach-flavored gelatin infused with cinnamon and cloves, creating a fragrant and delicate flavor profile. Tender peach halves are thinly sliced and suspended throughout the set jelly, offering bursts of juicy sweetness in every bite. The combination of the firm yet yielding texture of the fruit and the smooth, melt-in-your-mouth gelatin makes for a visually appealing and light finish to a meal. Perfect for summer gatherings, potlucks, or as a cool treat on a hot day, this dish requires no baking and sets beautifully in the refrigerator. It’s a simple, elegant way to showcase fresh or canned peaches.

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Spiced Peach Salad

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 10 Calories: 118.1

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This Spiced Peach Salad is a nostalgic, refreshing dessert that balances sweet fruit with warm spices. The base is a clear, peach-flavored gelatin infused with cinnamon and cloves, creating a fragrant and delicate flavor profile. Tender peach halves are thinly sliced and suspended throughout the set jelly, offering bursts of juicy sweetness in every bite. The combination of the firm yet yielding texture of the fruit and the smooth, melt-in-your-mouth gelatin makes for a visually appealing and light finish to a meal. Perfect for summer gatherings, potlucks, or as a cool treat on a hot day, this dish requires no baking and sets beautifully in the refrigerator. It&# 226;ÂÂs a simple, elegant way to showcase fresh or canned peaches.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, vinegar, and 1 cup of water.
  2. Place cinnamon sticks and whole cloves in a cheesecloth bag or tea infuser; add to the saucepan.
  3. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat.
  4. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, for 10 minutes to infuse the spices.
  5. Remove the saucepan from the heat and discard the spice bag.
  6. Stir in the peach-flavored gelatin until completely dissolved.
  7. Drain the canned peach halves, reserving the syrup.
  8. Add enough reserved peach syrup to the drained amount to equal 1 cup of liquid.
  9. Stir the peach syrup into the gelatin mixture.
  10. Refrigerate the mixture until it is slightly thickened but not set.
  11. Thinly slice the drained peach halves.
  12. Gently fold the sliced peaches into the thickened gelatin mixture.
  13. Pour the mixture into a 2-quart glass bowl.
  14. Chill in the refrigerator until firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 10

Amount Per Serving
Calories 118.1kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.0g0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 0.6mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 30.0g10%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g0%
Sugars 30.0g
Protein 0.0g0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: peach, salad, gelatin, dessert, cinnamon, cloves, spiced, summer, refrigerated, light, fruit, make-ahead, potluck, refreshing, easy, no-bake, sweet, classic
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