Balsamic Stone Fruit Sundae
A super simple summer dessert featuring balsamic roasted stone fruit (peaches, plums and cherries) and vanilla ice cream.
Updated by Kathryne Taylor on May 22, 2024
I canโt take credit for this one. Itโs my friend Jordanโs creation. She has been sporting an adorable growing baby bump for the past eight months. She makes pregnancy look goodโฆ which is not to say that I want to be pregnant any time soon. Oh no, this is a spectator sport. Pass the wine, please. Lucky for us, Jordan got a craving for peaches and plums a few weeks ago and went a little overboard at the store. She sliced up the surplus and brought it over to my place on girls night.
After dessert, she tossed the stone fruit with sugar and balsamic vinegar and put it in the oven. We chatted around the table while the fruit transformed into sweet roasted perfection. Itโs one of those desserts that features a dangerous combination of contrasting flavorsโsweet summer fruit, tangy reduced balsamic vinegar and creamy vanilla ice cream. We kept going back for bite after bite, and when we were finished, Jordan reported that even the baby approved.
Iโve made this dessert a couple of times since girls night. I could have changed it up by adding toasted nuts or granola, or baked it with a crisp topping, but sometimes the best summer desserts are the simplest ones. Since this dessert is composed almost entirely of produce, the flavor depends mostly on the fruit itself. You could probably make this dessert ten times and it will never taste quite the same (but it will always taste good!).
If you find yourself with a surplus of stone fruit, or just need a fresh, easy dessert and donโt mind turning on the oven, this recipe is for you. Itโs especially wonderful with a glass of chilled white wine.
Balsamic Stone Fruit Sundae
A super simple summer dessert featuring balsamic roasted stone fruit (peaches, plums and cherries) and vanilla ice cream. Feel free to wing the amountsโmy friend just tossed the fruit with sugar and balsamic vinegar until they seemed โpretty well coated.โ
Ingredients
- 1 ยพ pound stone fruit (any combination of peaches, nectarines, plums and/or cherries)
- ยผ cup turbinado (raw) sugar
- 2 to 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- vanilla ice cream (or yogurt/frozen yogurt/dairy-free ice cream)
- optional add-ins: freshly toasted almonds/pistachios or granola
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare the fruit: peel, pit and slice peaches/nectarines, pit and slice plums, and pit and halve cherries.
- Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. Toss the stone fruit with sugar and balsamic vinegar and spread into a single layer. Bake for about 30 minutes, tossing halfway. Serve warm, with ice cream.
Notes
- Recipe yields enough for 4 modestly sized sundaes. Plan on 1 cup prepared fruit per person.
- Leftover roasted fruit is great with yogurt and granola for breakfast.
- I didnโt halve the cherries in this batch, but I suggest you do so they cook at the same rate as the other fruit.
Nutrition
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Girl! That single spoon shot with the slight spatter is just lovely. As is the melted puddle of ice cream in the bottom of the bowl. Thanks for the shout out! That app is pretty fantastic, huh? :)
Thank you, Ashley!
Well thank goodness for your friend, because this looks awesome!
This looks so simple and delicious!! I bet itโs easy to make too. Iโll definitely try it!
I guess I know what Iโm picking up from the store today!
This is gorgeous and I really want it in my life right now. On the recipe to-do list, for sure. :)
This looks fabulous! Iโve got stone fruit fever, and this just sounds like the perfect way to cure it.
Mmmm, looks wonderful! I love the rich, deep colors, I bet they taste so good :D
Sweet, rich, sticky, YUM! I wish I had spare stone fruit- it always goes so quickly in my kitchen. Your pictures are absolutely stunning too.
Stunning and so delicious! I want a big bowl right now!
Yum, I love simple and easy desserts in the summer, especially ones full of fruit! The pictures are gorgeous, too.
What a lovely way to take advantage of the seasonโs produce! Canโt wait to give it a try.
I love fruit with balsamic, this sundae looks irresistible!
That sundae is just so stunning! I love the balsamic flavor!
Balsamic vinegar and fruits is one of my favourites, but Iโve never tried it roasted before. YUM!
awesome photos! and thanks for the app tip!
Simple desserts like this are just the best. You canโt ever go wrong with them, especially when they involve summerโs most delicious of fruits!
Hear, hear! Thanks, Joanne.
Love this! Nothing beats simply-prepared fresh fruit and ice cream in the summer.
Yummo, Iโm sold! Itโs too sweet and simple to pass up.
Absolutely incredible pictures! Looking at this recipe makes my mouth water and it is only 10am, canโt wait to try this at my next girlโs night. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Kate,
Your post inspired me to fill some cinnamon rolls, which I made today for work, with peaches. I had planned on strawberries, but there werenโt any strawberries in the shopsโฆ So I bought peaches. I roasted them (just the peaches, without anything else, though as I had a spiced dough) in the oven, pureed them and used that as a filling. When I made it I spent 5 minutes to get all the remainders out of the mixing jar, eating them, because it was so heavenly. And the color was magical as well. When trying a roll today I figured using twice as much filling wouldnโt have done any harm either ;-)
Thank you for the idea to roast peaches! Youโre introducing roasting fruit to me I guess ;-)
Oh my, I would love to try a cinnamon roll with roasted peach filling. Such a brilliant idea, Inรฉs! Roasted fruit is the best, glad I could share my obsession with you. :)
YES! I love simple, let-the-fruit-shine-through desserts like this in the summer! I bet it is so good with the balsamic vinegar. Iโm sure pregnant ladies come up with all sorts of genius flavor combos :)
I made this yesterday with plums to top homemade vanilla ice cream. It was SO good, and the plums werenโt even completely ripe. Thank you!
Wonderful! Youโre right, this is a great way to use underripe stone fruit. I think I actually preferred the more sour fruits in my friendโs batch.
yummmmmm
Winning.
I need to get on the stone fruit bandwagon! This looks delicious and in sundae form, no less?! Yum!
What an elegant take on sundaes. Love those stone fruit colors too!
It looks so fresh and tasty! I love the fruit that was put in the sundae!! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
I have a glut of plums from my garden and Iโd love to make some of this sauce. Do you think it would work to make a big batch of this and freeze it or seal it in jars? Would you reheat before serving? Thanks!
Hey Emma, thatโs a really good idea! Definitely let the mixture cool to room temp before you transfer it to a freezing container. Itโd probably be easiest to freeze the sauce in portions that work for you, whether thatโs in freezer bags or glass jars. (If youโre freezing in jars, keep in mind that liquids expand as they freeze. Leave about an inch of space at the top, freeze it, and then screw on the lid.) Then just gently reheat when youโre ready to serve. Hope these tips help!
Thanks Kate! It sounds like a really yummy recipe- look forward to trying it :-)
I made this for a cooking class I taught and everyone loved it!! Hopefully you get some more readership, because I tell so many of my patients about your blog :)
Thatโs so cool, Tricia! Iโm glad they enjoyed it! Thank you so much for sharing my blog with your patients. I really, really appreciate it!
Too much sugars Iโm diabetic canโt do that. Any other ideas?
Thank you
Hi! Iโm not sure on your needs. I would check my other dessert options here. Itโs possible there is something that will work for you.