A few weeks ago I was testing out recipes for a cooking demonstration and I REALLY wanted to highlight a local ingredient. At the time peaches were abundant so I chose a grilled peach recipe with coconut cream. Well, I ended up making a few batches (too much to eat on my own) so I froze all the leftovers.

Now, if you know me you know I HATE food waste. So, as I was freaking out about what I was going to do with all these frozen peaches and frozen cream, an idea popped into my head. Peaches and cream easy ice cream!

This ended up coming out even better than I could have imagined. And because I had all the ingredients already prepared, all I had to do was put everything into a blender and there you have it: ice cream.

But to make this easier on all of you (who probably don’t have all the ingredients together unless you watched my cooking demonstration and made multiple batches that you didn’t eat) I've adapted the recipe for you. I do recommend you prepare the day before because the coconut cream does need to freeze overnight.

So here’s what you’ll need:

• 3 peaches, pitted and halved

• 2 Tbs Pure Maple Syrup

• 1 can Coconut Milk, Full-fat

• 2 Tbs Coconut Oil, melted

• 1/2 Lime, juiced

• 1/2 Lemon, juiced

• 1 tsp Cinnamon, divided

• 1/4 tsp Vanilla Extract

• Empty ice cube tray

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and preheat a grill pan on medium-high heat.

2. Brush the cut side of the peaches with melted coconut oil and pour the remaining coconut oil onto a baking pan.

3. Cook the peaches face down on the grill pan until slightly charred. Remove from heat and add peaches to the now greased baking pan, charred side up. Pour lime juice over the peaches and sprinkle with some cinnamon. Bake for 10 minutes.

4. While peaches are baking, pour the canned coconut milk into a bowl. Add lemon juice, maple syrup, the rest of the cinnamon and vanilla and whisk together. Pour into ice cube tray, cover and transfer to freezer overnight.

5. Take the peaches out of the oven and allow to cool. Cut into 4ths and place in the freezer overnight.

6. Once everything is frozen, add peaches and cubes of cream to a high-speed blender. (I used my Vitamix). Blend on high until smooth and creamy but avoid over-blending as this will melt the ingredients.

7. Serve on its own or top with blackberries!