You’re going to love this frozen peaches and cream dessert. It blew our minds when we first discovered it and have been obsessed ever since. Just learn how to freeze fresh peaches and you’re set. It’s too easy to not try when you have some peaches. We originally shared this in 2023 and is still a favorite when peaches are starting to come into season.

grating shaved peaches and cream in bowl

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spoonful of shaved peaches and cream

Can you freeze fresh whole peaches?

Yes, and why not? Freezing chopped fruit is a standard practice. From frozen berries to stone fruit and to pineapple, this method of preserving fruit is everywhere. But freezing a whole peach might not seem practical because biting or cutting a whole peach would be difficult. Now grating a frozen peach is very possible and the texture that you get from it is fantastic. You grate the peach as if you were to grate a block of cheese. It’s like shaved peach strands that are cool, fluffy and delicious. Basically like shaved ice, but way tastier! You don’t even have to peel the peaches. The peel adds a sprinkle of color to the treat and doesn’t affect the texture.

frozen peaches

How to Freeze Whole Peaches?

It’s pretty obvious and might not even warrant a discussion. But we’ve had folks ask us this so here’s the one and only way to do it: Wash the outside of your whole peaches, then place them in the freezer. Give them about 8 hours to freeze completely solid through to the seed. Then you’re ready to go for grating!

When to use shaved or grated frozen peaches?

In this shaved frozen peaches and cream recipe, we use it as a dessert with a cream base. But the possibilities are endless for using grated frozen peaches:

  • Breakfast yogurt: Grate it on top of yogurt and it’s fantastic! Make a frozen peach yogurt parfait. YUM.
  • Ice cream: this is a great topping for ice cream.
  • Add the shaved peaches on top of other fresh fruit. The texture of the shaved peaches is great.
  • On top of drinks. How cool would it be to shave some peach flurries on top of a cocktail? Very cool.

Best tool for shaving or grating whole frozen fruit?

A microplane is great because it gives a very fluffy light texture when the fruit is shaved. The shaved fruit will be very fine and because the grates on the microplane are fine, you’ll be able to grate faster. But if you like more of the fruit texture and flavor, a regular cheese grater will work. The more fine the grater, the lighter and fluffier the peach shavings will be. It will give a great flavor to your frozen peaches and cream. For a super fine grate use the zester, for a larger but still fluffy grate, the ribbon grater is very nice.

Microplane Classic Zester
Microplane Classic Zester
Microplane Ribbon Grater
Microplane Ribbon Grater
Deiss Pro Zester/Grater
Deiss Pro Zester/Grater
Shaved Frozen Peaches and Cream

Frozen Shaved Peaches & Cream

Yield: 2 Servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Freezing Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 10 minutes
The frozen peach, when shaved, creates a shaved ice like texture with all the delicious sweetness and flavor of the ripe peach. You can have the “cream” part whatever ratio you like. It can be all whipped cream, all yogurt, or anything in between.
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Ingredients

  • 1 fresh whole peach , fully frozen
  • 1/2 cup (120 g) whipped cream , or cool whip
  • 1/2 cup (120 g) plain yogurt , or flavor of choice
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) chopped roasted nuts , optional
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) honey , maple syrup, caramel sauce, or other preferred drizzle

Equipment

Instructions 

  • Wash and pat dry whole peach. Place in freezer for at least 8 hours. The fully frozen whole peaches should look like this.
    frozen peaches
  • In bowl combine whipped cream and plain yogurt. You can mix any ratio of the cream and yogurt that you like.
    Whipped cream and yogurt combined in bowl
  • Using a very fine grater or microplane, grate the frozen peach on top of the cream mix. Grate as much as you like. If you're using a regular cheese grater, the peach texture won't be as fine and fluffy. The peaches will have a texture like grated cheddar cheese. It's still good, but not the fluffy, shaved, melt-in-your-mouth texture that we have when using a microplane.
  • Top with nuts, honey or whatever you like. Eat immediately before the shaved peach melts (although it is still delicious after it softens too).
    Finished bowl with toppings

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Nutrition Information per Serving

Calories: 197kcal, Carbohydrates: 23g, Protein: 6g, Fat: 10g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 19mg, Sodium: 83mg, Potassium: 292mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 19g, Vitamin A: 408IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 103mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 197

Peaches and Cream Base Options

There’s different options for the cream part of this dessert. It just depends on how healthy you want to make it.

  • Use all yogurt as the base (plain yogurt, or whatever flavor you prefer)
  • Fresh whipped cream or cool whip. (Our favorite is to make fresh whipped cream from heavy whipping cream with a little powdered sugar and vanilla extract).
  • Combine a 50/50 mix of yogurt and whipped cream (this is what we used)
  • Different types of ice creams
  • cottage cheese

Ideas for toppings for a peaches and cream bowl

  • Different types of chopped nuts
  • Drizzle of honey or agave syrup or maple syrup
  • granola
  • chocolate chips
spooning frozen peaches and cream to eat

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This recipe was originally published in 2023 and has since been updated with additional instruction, images, and video.