Use Canned Peaches Over Fresh For These Desserts

While opting for fresh fruit over canned is usually an obvious choice, some desserts can really benefit from soft, syrupy peach slices over firmer, fresh ones.

Most peach desserts where the fruit needs to achieve a soft, mushy texture will taste amazing with canned peaches since they’re already cooked and much more succulent.

This makes canned peaches a great candidate to put into fillings for baked treats (like a pie or peach cobbler), a syrupy sauce to use as a topping, jams or compotes, and more.

Farmers harvest peaches meant for canning when they're at their ripest, so they will most likely lend a better flavor and texture than the off-season peaches during winter months.

When swapping fresh peaches for canned, note that most 16-ounce cans of peaches are equal to about three fresh peaches so adjust your recipes accordingly.