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The Instacart guide to peaches
About peaches
Peaches are a sweet, fuzzy stone fruit. They are native to China. While China produces 45% of the world's peach crops, there are several places in the United States where peaches can grow as well, making them easy to find through Instacart! Georgia is known as "The Peach State," but, surprisingly, it ranks fourth among the top peach producers in the country. California produces the most peaches in the United States, followed by South Carolina and New Jersey.
Peaches come in two main varieties:
- Freestone Peaches: The flesh of a freestone peach separates easily from the pit, making it an ideal choice for snacking.
- Clingstone Peaches: The pit of a clingstone peach clings to the flesh, making it more difficult to remove.
One medium-sized peach offers two grams of fiber, 17% of your daily recommended vitamin C, and 10% of your daily recommended Vitamin A. Peaches also contain potassium, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus. They're high in antioxidants that can help protect your body from disease and the effects of aging.
How to pick out peaches
When selecting peaches, you should consider when you plan to eat them. This fruit is best when eaten at peak ripeness, so you don't want to buy more peaches than you can consume in a relatively short period of time unless you're planning to preserve them. Always look for peaches that are dark yellow with no hint of green. This fruit should also have a sweet aroma.
If you plan to eat your peaches in a few days, look for fruit that's firm like a tennis ball but not as hard as a baseball. If the peach is too hard, it was picked prematurely.
If you want to eat your peach in one or two days, choose one that's just a little soft. This is also the proper ripeness for baking with peaches.
When you want to eat a peach immediately, you should look for one that's soft but not mushy. A peach that has just a little give when gently squeezed is ready for you to sink your teeth into it!
How to use peaches
Sweet, juicy peaches have a seemingly endless range of uses. If you have a stock of peaches to eat, consider these options:
- Enjoy them fresh.
- Grill them with cinnamon-sugar butter to caramelize the sugars and add a smoky flavor.
- Make a peach relish or chutney with ingredients like onions and garlic.
- Churn your peaches with an ice cream base for fresh peach ice cream.
- Bake a peach tart, pie, crisp, or cobbler.
- Dehydrate the peaches to make fruit leathers.
- Make a sweet peach jam.
- Serve sliced peaches on a summery salad with spinach, avocado, almonds, and goat cheese.
- Blend the peaches with strawberries, blueberries, and other fruits to make a smoothie.
- Serve peaches with almonds over chicken or pork.
Whether you're purchasing peaches to add color and interest to your salad, using them in the main dish, or letting them impress your guests as dessert, there's no end to the culinary possibilities with peaches in your kitchen. You can purchase fresh peaches through Instacart for convenient home delivery when you don't have time to shop. An Instacart shopper will pick out some fresh pieces and have them delivered in as little as 2 hours!
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FAQs about peaches
After picking, a whole peach will typically last for three to four days on the counter and up to five days in the refrigerator. Once sliced, peaches will retain their freshness for just two to four hours on the counter. You can refrigerate sliced peaches for up to three days, but they will taste best when eaten just after cutting. Frozen peaches will last for up to a year in the freezer. These are a great choice for smoothies!
Keep peaches on the counter until they're ripe. Once your peaches have ripened, you can store them in the refrigerator to keep them in this state as long as possible.
If you'd like to preserve your peaches longer, you can freeze them. While you can freeze whole peaches, this means that you'll have to wait for the entire fruit to thaw before you can use it. If you'd like to toss your frozen peaches in a smoothie, or want to thaw them more quickly, it's better to wash and slice the peaches first.
Once you've cut the peaches, soak them in a bath with about four cups of water and two tablespoons of lemon juice to prevent browning. Drain the peaches and lay them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper to freeze. Once the peaches are frozen through, you can transfer them to a freezer bag.
Order the fresh, juicy peaches that you're craving through Instacart. You can get fresh fruit delivered the same day!