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Here are some of our favorite recipes made with fresh Moelker Orchards fruits!!

 

   FROZEN PEACH PIE FILLING  PEACH CHIFFON PIE    PICKLED PEACHES    FROZEN PEACHES    PEACHES & CREAM PIE                   PEACH FREEZER JAM        DELICIOUS PEACH CRISP         PEACH BUTTER      NO BAKE PEACH PIE

 

FROZEN PEACH PIE FILLING


Freeze in Plastic bag the following ingredients mixed together:

4 Cups Peaches Sliced

1 Tablespoon Tapioca

1 Cup Sugar

2 Tablespoons Corn Starch

Thaw peach filling and add 1 teaspoon almond flavoring and put into a unbaked pie shell. Slice about 2 1/2 Tablespoons Butter (to taste) on top of peaches. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 375 degrees for 30 minutes.


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PEACH CHIFFON PIE

7 or 8 Peaches, peeled & sliced

1/2 cup Sugar

--Mix together and let set until juice forms.

--Drain juice to make 1 cup (add a little water if necessary)

--Boil juice and add 1 small package orange or peach jello

--Prepare 1 package Dream Whip, mix with peaches

--Add jello to peaches and Dream Whip

--Whip all together.

--Pour into a baked pie shell or graham cracker crust.

--Refrigerate until set.

Great with Cool Whip served on top!

A fast and tasty dessert everyone will love!

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PICKLED PEACHES

1/2 bushel pickle (small) sized peaches, peeled

Syrup:

10 cups water

5 cups sugar

1 3/4 - 2 cups vinegar

1 1/2 sticks cinnamon

Whole cloves scattered in peaches

Bring syrup to boil.

Drop peaches in boiling syrup until tender & glassy looking.

Put peaches in hot jar and pour syrup over them. Seal with hot lid and ring.

Makes about 14 quarts. You can cut recipe in half and use 1 peck peaches.

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FROZEN PEACHES

1 peck peeled & sliced peaches

1 - 6 oz can orange juice concentrate (do not dilute)

1/4 cup sugar or to taste

Combine Orange Juice and Sugar.

Add peaches to juice in a plastic bowl. Let set 2 hours, stir occasionally.

Put in containers and freeze.

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PEACHES & CREAM PIE

Ingredients:

8’ Baked Pie Shell

4 - 4 1/2 cups sliced peaches

Combine:

1/3 cup packed brown sugar

3/4 cup milk

1 tsp. vanilla

3 oz. instant vanilla pudding

8 oz sour cream

Layer pudding mix then peaches in pie shell. Repeat and end with pudding mix, top with cool whip.

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Peach Freezer Jam

3 cups peeled diced peaches

2 cups sugar

Mix and bring to boil.

Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add 1 small package peach jello

Pour into jam jar and put in refridgerator overnight.

Put in freezer.

Easy and delicious!

You can substitute other fruits and change the jello flavor to match.


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Delicious Peach Crisp

1/2 Cup Quick Oats

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1/4 Cup Butter

2 TB Sugar

1/4 Cup Flour

1/2 tsp. Cinnamon

2 1/2 lbs Peaches

Vanilla Ice Cream

Combine Oaks, Brown sugar, flour, cinnamon & dash salt. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Set aside. Peel & slice peaches to make 5 to 6 cups. Place peaches in 8 x 8 baking dish. Sprinkle with sugar. Sprinkle crumb mixture over all. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes. Serve with Ice Cream.

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PEACH BUTTER

 

8 cups sliced peaches (crushed or blended)

4 cups sugar

1/8 to 1/4 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ginger

1/2 tsp allspice

 

Mix peaches, sugar & salt in a large kettle. Boil rapidly, stirring constantly to prevent scorching. As the butter becomes thick, lower heat to reduce spattering. Add spices. Continue cooking until butter is thick enough to almost flake off the spoon. Pour into hot sterilized jars to within 1/2 inch of top and seal.

 

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NO BAKE PEACH PIE

 

Prepare a 9" graham cracker pie crust. Chill one hour. Make vanilla pie filling from 1 package instant pudding and pie mix. Peel and slice 2 or 3 peaches. Fold into pie filling. Pour into pie shell. Just before serving top with dream whip flavored with 1/2 tsp. almond extract.

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