It's stone fruit season! Stone fruit includes peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots and cherries, all those summer tree fruits with a pit in the center. These are fruits that can be used in sweet treats, of course, but also in savory meals. Here are five recipes to celebrate stone fruits. Try them all with your family while these fruits are at their peak.
Keen Peachy Smoothie
Start off your morning with a peach smoothie made from real fruit and yogurt. Use fresh peaches in the summertime, since they're in season now. During the rest of the year, you can use frozen peaches so you can have a taste of summer all year long.
Stone-Fruit Salsa
You can use any combination of peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots or cherries in this sweet, tangy recipe. This salsa can be used to top yogurt or waffles at breakfast, or for tacos and quesadillas at lunch or dinner. Or, just go classic and scoop it up with a chip. The salsa can also be made a little spicier by adding jalapenos, if you like.
Frozen Fruit-Salad Pops
These homemade popsicles can be made with any fruit you like, but since stone fruits are in season, it's a perfect time to use them. Chopped-up fruit frozen in white grape juice makes a sweet treat for hot days. Plus, these pops are so beautiful! (But not too beautiful to eat.)
Peach-Cherry Cobbler
This dessert uses two stone fruits: peaches and cherries. Of course, you can use your favorite stone fruit instead. (Or even strawberries or blueberries -- we won't tell!) A cobbler is kind of like a giant, fruit-filled biscuit, and it makes a perfect treat after a lazy summer day.
Cherry-Berry Smoothie
Here's a creamy shake made from cherries and dates. Dates aren't stone fruits -- but they do have pits! They're also super healthy, and sweet, which adds natural sweetener to this smoothie.