This Brown Sugar Peach Sauce is quick to make, big on flavor, and made easy with canned peaches. It’s the perfect topping for ice cream or cake!
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Don’t you just love simple recipes that make you look like you’ve been working in the kitchen all afternoon, even if you just decided on dessert five minutes ago? This is one of those recipes! Brown Sugar Peach Sauce comes together in less than 10 minutes! I’m not even kidding.
Drizzle this warm, sweet peachy sauce over a big scoop of vanilla ice cream, spoon it onto pound cake or bread pudding, or pour it over pancakes or waffles. I’ve even been known to eat it straight from the saucepan with a spoon. It’s that good.
How to Store Brown Sugar Peach Sauce
If you have leftover Brown Sugar Peach Sauce or make it ahead of time, you can easily store the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It’ll keep for about 4 to 5 days. When you’re ready to use it, just warm it slowly, stirring occasionally, in a saucepan over medium heat or in the microwave.
How to Fix Runny Peach Sauce
If you end up with a peach sauce that is too runny for your liking, just let it boil at a simmer a little longer on the stove. The heat helps cook off some of the liquid, giving you a thicker, more syrupy sauce. How long you allow it to simmer depends on how runny or not runny you prefer, so I’d suggest hanging out by the stove and keeping an eye on it until the consistency is exactly how you’d like.
Can I use fresh peaches instead of canned peaches?
You sure can! If you’ve got some fresh, ripe peaches on hand, go for it! Just peel and slice them before tossing them into the pot. Since canned peaches usually come in juice or syrup, you’ll need to add a little liquid to the recipe. Water works just fine here.
Keep in mind, fresh peaches may take a minute or two longer to soften, depending on how ripe they are.
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Brown Sugar Peach Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 (15-ounce) can peaches in fruit juice (drained with 2 tablespoons juice reserved)
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- pinch salt
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter and brown sugar together. Add the 2 tablespoons of reserved Libby's® Peach juice and mix well. Cook over medium low heat until the sugar has dissolved. It may seem like the sauce won't come together, but it will. Just keep stirring.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the salt, vanilla, and cinnamon. Mix well to combine. Add Libby's® Peaches and stir gently. Serve warm over ice cream, pound cake, etc.
Nutrition
* If nutritional values are provided, they are an estimate and will vary depending on the brands used. The values do not include optional ingredients or when ingredients are added to taste. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, I recommend grabbing your favorite brands and plugging those ingredients into an online nutritional calculator.
Jamie D
Hi! how can I thicken this? and can I store this in the fridge overnight? or whats the best way to store this?
You can cook it a little longer to thicken it more. Store it in the fridge, but you’ll need to warm it back up to use it. Hope that helps!
Diana
How would this be if you pulsed the peaches and made it all sauce?
Should work just fine. Might need to be cooked down a bit more because the peaches will release more moisture when pulsed and cause the sauce to be runny.
Constance Quintana
Stacy, good morning. I have been ill and didn’t notice that everything has changed. What happened to all my saved recipes?
I hope you’re feeling better! Your recipe box is still there. Just find it in the menu at the top. There’s a button that says “Recipe Box.”
frank simons
would this be good served over a ham slice or would it be too sweet?
I think it may be too sweet for that.
Sherry
This does sound wonderful and I will be making it, but I’m wondering where you for those cute little enamel pots you’ve served this in.
Hey Sherry! I honestly don’t remember, but I’d guess somewhere like Marshall, HomeGoods, or TJMaxx. I find lots of my dishes at places like those.
Martine Roberts
Stacey I made this recipe today, to go along with my peach pound cake and vanilla ice cream. It was a big hit with my family. I also added a little bit on nutmeg. It smelled just like peach cobbler. Thank you for this great recipe. I will be making it over and over again for family events.
Wonderful! So glad to hear y’all enjoyed it!
Niki
I just made this to put over a peach cobbler/crisp/crumble hybrid I made, I plan on getting some ice cream to put it on as well. Just had some on honeydew.. just need this cobbler to come out of the oven before it’s gone!
Ha! So glad you enjoyed it!
Dino
I made this with fresh peaches from the tree. Amen is it yum!
Sounds great! So glad you enjoyed it!
Sam
I’m going to make this but only 2T of juice is used, total? The rest is tossed?
That’s correct, Sam. Enjoy!
Paula Jones
This sounds soooo good for Fathers Day with a peach cobbler, vanilla ice cream and this sauce poured over it while warm, my Father in Law is sooo hard to buy for this will be perfect being he loves peaches…… Thank You
What a great idea and what a sweet daughter-in-law!
Louise
Oh my goodness. This sounds so good. Tomorrow is shopping day, peaches going on list. Thanks.
Sure hope you’ll enjoy this one, Louise!
Sandra
This sounds delicious. I will be trying this soon.
Louise
Oh my goodness. This sounds so good. Tomorrow is shopping day, peaches going on list. Thanks.
Hope it turns out great for you!
Debby
If using fresh peaches.. what can be used instead of the juice from canned peaches?
Water should work just fine.