Lazy Baked Peaches with Brown Sugar is the easiest summer peach dessert! Sweet, juicy peaches bake into a luscious pool of peachy caramel sauce that’s absolutely irresistible, served with ice cream. Only 5 ingredients—just mix everything right in the pan and bake!
Craving more peach desserts this summer? Be sure to try this irresistible peach crumble with fresh peaches or grilled peaches and cream next!
A Quick Look at the Recipe
✅ Recipe Name: Baked Peaches Recipe
🕒 Ready In: 25 minutes
👪 Makes: 6 servings
🧑🍳 Main Ingredients: Fresh peaches, brown sugar, butter and flavorings
📖 Dietary Info: Gluten-free with vegan option
📌 Difficulty: Easy oven baked recipe
Why you’ll love this baked peaches recipe?
If you have fresh peaches sitting on your counter, this is the dessert to make. As the peaches bake, they release their natural juices, which mingle with butter and brown sugar to create the most incredible peachy caramel sauce. It's rich, buttery, and packed with fresh peach flavor—so good you'll want to spoon every last drop over your ice cream.
Even better, this recipe uses just 5 simple ingredients and couldn't be easier. Just toss everything into a baking dish and let the oven do the work.
It's the kind of lazy summer dessert that's perfect for BBQs, potlucks, backyard gatherings, or an easy weeknight treat. Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and watch it disappear. Simple, cozy, and ridiculously delicious.
- maria doss
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- A Quick Look at the Recipe
- Why you’ll love this baked peaches recipe?
- Recipe Testing
- Ingredients
- Recipe tips
- More Summer Fruit Desserts
- Lazy Baked Peaches with Brown Sugar
- How to select peaches for baked peaches recipe?
- How to cut peaches into wedges?
- Serving suggestion
- Frequently Asked Questions
- More fruit desserts
Much like my air fryer baked apples, traditional baked peaches are usually made by roasting halved peaches until they're soft, caramelized, and full of flavor, similar to the grilled peaches.
For this recipe, I took a simpler approach. Instead of fussing with peach halves, I slice the peaches into wedges and toss them with a quick brown sugar mixture before baking. The result is an easy, no-fuss dessert that's perfect for using up summer peaches. The peaches become tender and juicy, while the brown sugar and butter create a delicious peachy caramel sauce as they bake.
Recipe Testing
When I first developed this recipe, I started by baking peach halves topped with butter and brown sugar. They were delicious, but I kept thinking about the method I use in my baked pears recipe, where sliced pears are tossed with butter and brown sugar before baking. So I decided to try the same approach with peaches—and I'm so glad I did.
Peaches are naturally very juicy, containing about 80% water. As they bake, all that juice releases into the pan and mingles with the melted butter and brown sugar, creating an incredible peachy caramel sauce. The peaches become tender and flavorful, while the sauce captures all that sweet summer peach goodness.
The first time I served it warm with vanilla ice cream and a generous drizzle of that peachy caramel sauce, I knew this was the version I wanted to share. It's simple, unfussy, and so incredibly good.
Ingredients
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- Peaches - Yellow peaches are best suited for this baked peaches recipe for intense and complex flavor compared to white peaches. They tend to be sweeter, and a bright color pops.
- Butter - It adds a smooth, velvety, and silky texture to the caramel sauce.
- Brown sugar - The molasses in brown sugar imparts a deeper and more complex caramelly flavor.
- Flavorings - A combination of ground cinnamon, vanilla extract, and a dash of salt adds an irresistible taste to the baked peaches.
Recipe tips
- Baking pan - A 9-inch round or square baking pan works best for this recipe. It gives the peaches enough space to cook evenly while allowing the juices to concentrate into a rich, flavorful sauce. Aim for a dish where the peach wedges sit in a nearly single layer. This helps them caramelize properly instead of steaming.
- Baking pan size - If the pan is too large, the juices will spread out and evaporate too quickly, leaving you with very little sauce. If the pan is too small, the peaches will be overcrowded and may steam instead of caramelizing. For about 3 medium to large peaches, a 2½ to 3-quart baking dish is the ideal size.
- Peaches – Choose ripe peaches that are firm with a slight give when gently pressed. Overly soft peaches will become mushy when baked, while very hard ones won’t soften enough during cooking.
- Sauce – The amount of liquid released during baking depends on the ripeness and variety of the peaches. Riper peaches are typically juicier and will produce more liquid than firmer ones.
- Slicing Tip – Avoid cutting the peaches too thin, as this can lead to a mushy texture or cause them to break apart during baking. Thicker slices help the fruit maintain its shape and texture.
- Storage - To store, cover the baking dish with foil and refrigerate for up to 3 to 4 days. To reheat, place them in a 375°F oven for 5 to 10 minutes, until the peaches are warmed through and the sauce is bubbling.
- Make it vegan - Use melted coconut oil instead of butter to make it vegan.
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Lazy Baked Peaches with Brown Sugar
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 6 tablespoons packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 3 peaches (medium to large)
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat the oven to 400°F and prepare a 9-inch baking dish. Choose a dish where the peach wedges can sit in a mostly single layer, with just enough space for even baking—without being too spread out or too crowded.
- Toss with brown sugar. Add the melted butter, brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and salt to the baking dish. Stir everything together until the sugar is evenly moistened and the mixture is well combined.
- Slice peaches. Choose ripe peaches that are still slightly firm, with a little give when gently pressed. Cut each peach into 6 to 8 wedges, depending on its size, and add them to the butter-sugar mixture. Gently toss until the peaches are evenly coated, then spread them into an even layer.👉 Don't slice the peaches too thin. Thicker wedges hold their shape better during baking, while thin slices can become overly soft and fall apart.
- Bake. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or peaches are tender but not mushy. Remove from oven, place the pan on a wire rack to cool for a few minutes. This allows the sauce to thicken slightly into a silky smooth consistency.
- Serving. Before serving, gently toss the peach wedges in the sauce. Serve warm or at room temperature, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and then spoon some of the sauce on top.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information, based on third-party calculations, should be seen as estimates, not guarantees, as various factors like product types, brands, processing methods, and more can alter the nutritional content in recipes.
How to select peaches for baked peaches recipe?
For this brown sugar baked peaches recipe, you want peaches that are perfectly ripe but still hold their shape. The best peaches are firm with just a slight give when gently pressed—these are easy to slice and bake beautifully without turning mushy.
Peaches that are too hard won’t soften enough in the oven, while overly soft ones can fall apart as they bake.
How to cut peaches into wedges?
Using a sharp paring knife, make wedge-shaped cuts starting from the top near the stem and slicing downward toward the bottom, carefully cutting around the pit without slicing all the way through. Create several evenly spaced wedges around the peach—about 6 to 8 slices—cutting down to the pit. Gently pull each wedge away with your fingers, and if the peach is too firm, use a small paring knife to help loosen the flesh from the pit.
Pro tip 👉 Avoid slicing the peaches too thinly, as it can result in a mushy texture and potential disintegration during the baking process.
Another method is to cut the peach lengthwise around the pit, then twist the halves gently to separate them. Afterward, slice each half into wedges. This technique is most effective when the peaches are perfectly ripe—firm yet tender, and juicy without being overly soft.
Serving suggestion
Warm desserts are best enjoyed with ice cream—it's absolutely essential, not optional! The delightful contrast between the hot, baked peaches and the cold, creamy ice cream creates an irresistible combination that perfectly enhances both flavors.
Leftovers are delicious topped over your morning bowl of oatmeal or Greek yogurt.
Love desserts with few ingredients? Check out our round up post of 5 ingredient dessert recipes for more inspiration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Not necessary. Not only does this method make the baked peaches recipe easier, but it also adds texture and contrasting visual interest with the skin, while ensuring the soft baked fruit remains intact.
Yellow peaches are the classic choice for baking. They have a sweet and slightly tangy flavor, and their juicy flesh adds a pop of color and moisture to the baked peaches recipe.
Freestone varieties have flesh that easily separates from the pit, making them convenient to work with, hold their shape better, and are easier to slice.
Clingstone peaches have flesh that clings to the pit but tends to be sweeter and have a more intense flavor.
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