Nectarine Dessert Recipes

NECTARINE COBBLER RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F (162 degrees C) and melt butter in your pie pan or 9 x 9 baking dish. Coat all sides of the baking dish with melted butter.
• Wash and slice nectarines, then add (optional) sugar and/or orange zest.Combine the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder and sugar. Add milk and vanilla extract, then mix until batter is smooth.
• Pour batter into melted butter in your baking dish. Add fruit on the top, but do not stir into the batter.
• Bake for one hour at 325 degrees F (162 degrees C) or until golden brown and an inserted toothpick or knife comes out clean.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool slightly on a wire cooling rack before serving. Serve with ice cream of whipped cream.

NECTARINE COBBLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• To prepare the topping: In a medium-size bowl, stir together the flour, the sugar, and the baking powder. Add the milk and the butter and beat until smooth.
• To prepare the filling: In a large saucepan, combine all the ingredients. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly, about 5-10 minutes. Pour into an ungreased 13x9-inch glass baking dish. Spoon the topping over the filling and spread carefully and evenly with a rubber spatula. Sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. Bake 30-40 minutes or until topping is lightly golden and a cake tester inserted into the center of topping comes out clean.

NECTARINE GOLDEN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle. Lightly butter springform pan.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar with an electric mixer until pale and fluffy. Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition, then beat in extracts. At low speed, mix in flour mixture until just combined.
• Spread batter evenly in pan, then scatter nectarines over top. Stir together nutmeg and remaining 1/2 tablespoon sugar and sprinkle over top. Bake until cake is golden-brown and top is firm but tender when lightly touched (cake will rise over fruit), 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove side of pan and cool to warm.