Recipe for Vegan Peach Upside-Down Cake

This vegan peach upside-down cake (Rainbow Nourishments) is like a local version of pineapple upside-down cake! It’s really easy to make, with a few affordable ingredients you can find in any store.

Mash peaches for young children (avoid for sensitivity to birch tree & pollen). Keep peaches away from pets due to natural cyanide (nutmeg is also toxic).

You only need a few ingredients (fresh or canned peaches – drain the juice). You can also sub with nectarines (the same fruits, just without the fuzzy skin).

Use Flora melted vegan butter (no palm oil) and a neutral oil, along with plant milk and a little  almond extract or nutmeg.

How to Store and Prepare Peaches

Ripen juicy peaches at room temperature, in season from July to September). Originally from China, peaches are particularly popular in the Deep South states of the USA (Georgia is known as ‘the peach state’).

Avoid peaches with mould or bruising and choose ones that yield slightly, when squeezed. Farm shops tend to sell loose produce (and peaches more likely to be organic and locally-grown).

To prepare, cut around the ‘dimple line’ with a sharp knife, then twist into two halves and slice (remove ‘fuzz’ with cold water). To remove tough skin, boil peaches for 15 seconds, then plunge into cold water.

Store fresh peaches in a silicone airtight container, away from other fruits in the fridge. To freeze peaches, wash and peel and remove pits, then pour water over and store in a freezer-safe container, up to a few months.

Vegan Peaches & ‘Cream’ Smoothie Recipe

Vegan peaches & cream protein smoothie (The First Mess) combines fresh and frozen peaches with plant milk and yoghurt, vanilla, dates, almond butter, vanilla protein powder and ice. Serves two.

PACK’D sells ready-made frozen peaches in easy-to-recycle packaging if you don’t have fresh).

A Glass of Peach Iced Tea, y’all!

Peach iced tea is a lovely recipe inspired by the Deep South. The peach tea is mixed with orange juice, then ‘marbled’ in glasses with a mix of raspberries, almond milk, vanilla and lemon, sweetened with maple syrup.