Easy Peach Puree Food

FRUIT PUREES

Steps:

• Cook 2 cups sugar with 1 cup water in a saucepan over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, about 5 minutes. Cool completely. For peach puree: Thaw a 16-ounce bag of frozen peaches, then puree in a blender with 1 teaspoon grated orange zest and 1/2 cup of the sugar syrup. Strain through a fine-mesh strainer and transfer to a bottle or jar. For strawberry or blueberry puree: Thaw a 16-ounce bag of frozen berries, then puree in a blender with 1/3 cup of the sugar syrup. Strain and store in a bottle or jar. Refrigerate purees until ready to use.

WHITE PEACH PURéE

Steps:

• Wash and quarter peaches, keeping the skin on. In a blender, purée all ingredients together for a couple of minutes, until consistent and without lumps. Strain through a fine sieve or chinois, working the purée through with a large spoon by scraping the inside of the sieve back and forth to allow the sediment to open up. It can be frozen at this point or covered and refrigerated for up to a week.
• You may use the purée as is for Bellinis or turn it into a sorbet by using roughly a liter of it in an ice cream maker.

NO-CHURN PEACH ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a food processor, puree the peaches until nearly smooth. Scrape the puree into a large bowl and whisk in the sweetened condensed milk, vanilla bean paste, salt, ginger and peach extract if using.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the whisk or in a large bowl using a handheld electric mixer, beat the heavy cream until stiff peaks form.
• Stir 1/3 of the whipped cream into the peach mixture to lighten it, then gently fold in the remaining whipped cream in 2 or 3 batches until no streaks remain. Scrape the mixture into a chilled 6-cup freezer-proof pan (a loaf pan works well). Press a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface of the ice cream. Freeze for at least 6 hours or overnight before serving.