Time To Get Peachy

I’m a sucker for good mood food. I love me some carb packed buttery sweets on any day of the week to make me feel better. Good or bad mood.

I’m sure you’ve had your classic apple dumplings, if you’re used to some down home country cookin’. Well other than apples we are about to get peachy! We’re gonna follow a pretty basic recipe for the dumplings, but when we get down to the end be ready for a simple twist on a favorite!

The Recipe

First things first – Preheat that oven! 350° for this recipe!

Ingredients

• 2-3 medium sized fresh peaches
• 2 sticks of unsalted butter… (yes buy the real stuff)
• 1 1/2 cups of Brown Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon of vanilla extract
• 1 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
• 1/2 Teaspoon of Nutmeg (optional but its my favorite)
• 1 Can of Mountain Dew (or similar)
• 2 cans of Crescent roll, or your favorite homemade crescent roll recipe!

Now that you’ve got your grocery list done let’s dive right into the work part!

• Peel those peaches! Pro Tip: bring some water (enough to submerge the peaches) to a light boil, cut a criss cross slit at the bottom and top of your peaches. Submerge in the boiling water until the peel starts to remove itself where you cut it. Throw those peaches in a bowl of ice water and let soak for 3 minutes, the peel will slip right off.

• Unroll those crescent rolls

• Slice your peaches however you want them ( I prefer thin and many inside my dumplings ) and divide evenly amongst each crescent roll.

• Place rolled, filled dumplings in a buttered 13*9 pan

• In a bowl combine your butter(melted of course), cinnamon, brown sugar, nutmeg, and vanilla. A non lumpy liquid mixture is the consistency we are going for! Pour evenly over your rolls

• Pour your can of soda between the rolls (don’t drown them, you don’t have to use the whole thing)

• Bake for 35-45 minutes until golden brown! Ugh so basic!

Now that you’re waiting on those dumplings to bake let’s put a twist on it! Instead of serving them with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, which is actually my weakness, let’s explore my other weakness and throw this on a no bake cheesecake mixture that sets off this entire recipe! I’m a cheesecake addict. Literally any style of cheesecake I’ll eat it!

From Peachy to a Little Cheesy

So to add this twist we’re going to make a quick cheesecake mixture!

The Ingredients

• 2 blocks of cream cheese
• 1/4 stick of unsalted butter (duh!)
• 1/2 cup of confectioners sugar.
• 2 teaspoons of vanilla (or more)

Prep Time

1. Throw all your ingredients in a bowl
2. Mix vigorously
3. Spoon out a decent amount of mixture onto a plate top with peach dumplings and dive right in!

Now More Words From The Bearded Baker

Often we find ourselves afraid to step out of our comfort zone making new things in the kitchen. Don’t be afraid to give your taste buds a test! Me, a person who rarely enjoys cauliflower, has recently fallen in love with cauliflower crust pizza. You’ll never know if you don’t try. You can apply that to just food, but I dare you to apply it to your life! The box you put yourself in will only allow you to grow within the walls of that box. Step outside into the world, experience new things, new foods, new people and you’ll be able to grow more. We are only as big as the environment we place ourselves in.

– with love and good taste,

The Bearded Baker.