The best peach dessert
When peaches are in season, you’ll have to make this! Everyone will want seconds. I love to stop at our local produce stand and pick up a bunch of peaches every chance I get. They’re just so good. This simple fresh peach dessert is a family favorite.
Ingredients
BOTTOM LAYER
- 25 golden Oreo cookies - crushed
- 25 vanilla wafer cookies - crushed
- 1 stick of butter - melted
MIDDLE LAYER
- 1 8 oz. package of cream cheese - softened
- 1 cup cool whip
- 1 cup powdered sugar
TOP LAYER
- 1/4 cup orange juice concentrate from a can
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 cups of peaches peeled and sliced
Instructions
- TOP LAYER: Peel and slice all the peaches. To avoid too much liquid in the top layer of this dessert (the peach layer), place the peeled sliced peaches into a colander inside a larger bowl, to allow any excess liquid to drip out. Chill the peeled sliced peaches in the fridge until ready to assemble.
- In a medium sized sauce pan, bring to a boil the water, orange juice concentrate, sugar, cornstarch, vanilla and almond extract. Let this sauce thicken and cool.
- In a large bowl, toss the cooled sauce with the 6 cups of sliced peaches, allowing excess liquid to drip out.
- BOTTOM LAYER: Mix the melted butter with all of the crushed cookies, and press into a 9x13in. pan.
- MIDDLE LAYER: With a hand held mixer, mix the cream cheese with the powdered sugar and cool whip. Spread the cream cheese layer over the cookie crust.
- Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill for 3 hours or overnight.
- Add the peaches layer on top. Serve chilled.
Recipe Notes
Optional: You can chill the top layer separate from the two bottom layers. Just add the peach layer right before serving, to help keep the cookie crust from getting too soft from any excess liquid.
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