This Grilled Stone Fruit makes a delicious and fresh summer dessert! It’s served with a sweet homemade coconut cream in just 15 minutes!
Fact: this is the first summer that I’ve really ever tasted a peach. I don’t mean that I never tried it before, but it’s always been in something, kind of disguised. I finally took a peach straight out of the fridge and took a bite out of it. Why didn’t I realise just how amazing these were by themselves? After this discovery, I did what I always do to fruits I love – try it cooked or roasted.
What. a. delightful. transformation. Then I tried plums too and I’d like to declare that grilled stone fruit is the best thing ever. Topped with coconut cream and this became my nightly dessert for a week straight.
I’m really going to miss summer fruits there is nothing quite like the refreshing tasted of a fresh picked peach. You may have noticed that I LOVE bright, bright colours on my blog especially in food, and you don’t even have to try hard when it comes to summer fruits. They’re all so bright, beautifully, juicy and welcoming. Hence my obsession with watermelon and cantaloupes for example. I do love fall veggies and fruits (hello all things pumpkin!) but I’ll be eating summer fruits as long as I possibly can.
Grilling this stone fruit was one of my better life decisions. They go from delicious and tasty to soft, filled with aroma and flavour and irresistible. It’s kind of hard to describe, so promise me you’ll just go ahead and make them! They are so easy to make, and take just a few minutes on the grill. They work so well for all things summer celebrations as well as for upcoming Labor Day. Definitely a must make.
The coconut cream on top was just that – the cherry on top. It was lightly sweetened, thick and fluffy and the contrast with cold and warm worked so well. The coconut cream is so easy to make and takes barely any prep work. Just ensure that the coconut milk container you have is 100% full fat coconut milk. We accidentally bought a different brand only to find out that it had “coconut extract”, water and xantham gum. So, yes friends, triple check.
P.S. (is this now a thing in my blog posts?!) These taste ridiculously delicious on a pizza . Save some for that deliciousness. Enjoy!
Ingredients
Coconut Cream
- 1 can full fat coconut milk , in the fridge overnight
- 1-2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- mint leaves , to garnish
Grilled Stone Fruit
- 3-5 peaches , pitted and halved
- 7-8 plums , pitted and halved
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- cinnamon , to sprinkle
Instructions
Coconut Cream
- Turn the coconut milk tin upside down, and open. You should see a little liquid on top but the rest should be very hard like a thick cream. Pour out the liquid separately and put the thick cream into a cold mixing bowl. Whip until thick and creamy (about 30 seconds to 1 minute straight), adding in the sugar to sweeten to your preference. If you don’t want it to be sweetened then feel free to leave it out!
Grilled Stone Fruit
- Heat your grill to medium high heat.
- Brush the peaches and plums with the coconut oil before putting on the grill. Have a tray nearby to remove.
- Place each half down on the grill and cover, grilling for up to 4-6 minutes and until the stone fruit have softened and grill marks are present. Check to ensure they don’t burn. You can rotate 90 degrees to get criss cross on the stone fruit. Remove onto a plate.
- Dollop coconut cream on top, sprinkling with cinnamon. You can also brush with maple syrup when they come off the grill, or even top with vegan ice cream! Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe is vegan and gluten free.
- You can use apricots and nectarines if you’d prefer, any stone fruit works in this recipe!
- You can also top these with vegan ice cream
Grilled Stone Fruit with Coconut Cream
Ingredients
Coconut Cream
- 1 can full fat coconut milk in the fridge overnight
- 1-2 tablespoons coconut sugar
- mint leaves to garnish
Grilled Stone Fruit
- 3-5 peaches pitted and halved
- 7-8 plums pitted and halved
- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- cinnamon to sprinkle
Instructions
Coconut Cream
- Turn the coconut milk tin upside down, and open. You should see a little liquid on top but the rest should be very hard like a thick cream. Pour out the liquid separately and put the thick cream into a cold mixing bowl. Whip until thick and creamy (about 30 seconds to 1 minute straight), adding in the sugar to sweeten to your preference. If you don’t want it to be sweetened then feel free to leave it out!
Grilled Stone Fruit
- Heat your grill to medium high heat.
- Brush the peaches and plums with the coconut oil before putting on the grill. Have a tray nearby to remove.
- Place each half down on the grill and cover, grilling for up to 4-6 minutes and until the stone fruit have softened and grill marks are present. Check to ensure they don’t burn. You can rotate 90 degrees to get criss cross on the stone fruit. Remove onto a plate.
- Dollop coconut cream on top, sprinkling with cinnamon. You can also brush with maple syrup when they come off the grill, or even top with vegan ice cream! Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe is vegan and gluten free.
- You can use apricots and nectarines if you’d prefer, any stone fruit works in this recipe!
- You can also top these with vegan ice cream
Nutrition
Grilled Stone Fruit with Coconut Cream https://jessicainthekitchen.com/grilled-stone-fruit-coconut-cream/ August 7, 2017
Welcome to Launch Day! It would be an understatement to say that I’m excited, because I’m 100% over the moon to introduce you to the new Jessica in the Kitchen! Things look a little different, right? No, a whole lot different. The site has been completely redesigned, and even the logo got a brand new facelift. You’re going to find it 10x easier to navigate Jessica in the Kitchen now on desktop and on mobile. Let’s look at what has changed, and answer any questions you may have on what’s new and what’s to come! P.S., it is also the 3rd anniversary of Jessica in the Kitchen!!
What’s new on Jessica in the Kitchen?
Well, everything! Let me break it down for you, so you can go exploring next. The site has been 100% redone to be beautifully clean, sleek and simple while maintain a modern finish. While I loved my previous design, there’s no comparing to the way I feel about Jessica in the Kitchen now.
I’ve always heard “your writing and recipes are so different from all the others I’ve been on” “I just feel awakened and renewed” “I can’t put my finger on it, but your recipes are just so different!” in reference to my recipes, my blog posts and my photos, so I wanted a website that reflected the way I truly felt about Jessica in the Kitchen. This site embodies the soul of Jessica in the Kitchen 100%!
The big one – The Recipe Index
WHOA guys. The recipe index is basically a site on its own! Now you can search https://jessicainthekitchen.com/recipes/ for recipes either by Season, Special Diet, Meal Type, Ingredients or ALL four! This is the recipe index I’ve always dreamed that you’d be able to search by, and I’m so glad it’s here! Go ahead – peek around, search for some recipes based on your personal needs, and check out the blog posts!
Guides
Guides is also a new and improved separate page that you can search for by the way! Since I’ve been doing a lot of these lately, on top of old guides, you can now search by How-To’s, Meal Prep, Seasonal Produce, and Travel Guides.
Search
Are you looking at the top? You’ve let me know for years how hard it was to search JITK, so now, your search bar is HUGE, and at the top of both the desktop AND mobile version of Jessica in the Kitchen!
The home page
Isn’t it incredible? The home page now serves as a partially blog post, partially static page. It’ll feature my favourite current kitchen items, new posts, featured videos, and current in season posts and most loved posts. This is so you can see what others are loving so you can try it too! Also, the new posts on the home page have a gorgeous feature giving you a preview of the important snippets from the post.
Blog post layouts
Notice something? No more sidebars! Gasp, I know right?! Surprisingly you won’t miss a thing – everything is still where you need to find it, and now the focus is on the blog post itself.
Shop pages
The shop pages are now in dropdown menu, and will all eventually feature a personal description of why I love that specific product, and why I think it’ll work great in your kitchen too!
Navigation
About page
Definitely check out the new about me page! It features me (yes, yes) plus I completely rewrote it all to share from a deeper part of me, with you!
You’ll find more secrets on the pages you venture onto, so go exploring! I don’t want to share it all, but did you notice that the pineapple on the menu moves when you’re on a main page? This was huge for me and I’m so happy my designer and developer were able to pull this off!!
So I’ve been getting some questions today, and during the whole process so I wanted to give you my answers to these!
Why did you change your logo?
I have to give it to my designer Katelyn for this one (more on her brilliance a bit further down). I was adamant on keeping the logo the same/a tiny update (BUT COLOUR!!), but the second I saw the new layout she had designed, I knew it had to go. Jessica in the Kitchen has changed so much over the last few years yet has stayed the same. Simple, delicious and easy recipes. I wanted a logo that wasn’t as fussy and instead reflected this philosophy. Plus, it will be so much easier when we start launching actual products (you heard it first!) to brand them with this beautifully brilliant logo.
Who designed and developed your site and helped you with the rebrand?
Design was done by Katelyn from http://katelyncalautti.com . I am waiting for Katelyn to open up a testimonial section of her website so I can just let the world know how AMAZING she is. She was so much more than a designer – but let’s talk about that first. Katelyn re-did every single design aspect of the website and created all the gorgeous aesthetics you see here. She truly listened to every word, and always shared her professional opinion of what was best for Jessica in the Kitchen, especially moving forward. The whole point was to create a timeless website and she definitely did this. I really loved working with her. She went above and beyond the work of a designer to even give me some branding advice that has made a lot of difference.
Development was done by Brandi’s team from Alch emy + Aim . Brandi and her team brought Katelyn’s design to life, and carefully crafted the website to be the powerhouse that you’re currently reading this on. They listened to my every desire (No really, everything) and got it all done. I love the fact that everything is SO customised to me, and that this website is truly mine. I can’t get over some of these insanely gorgeous custom features, friends! It was such a pleasure working with Alchemy + Aim too!! Actually, Robert who directly worked on my website is Jamaican, also living in Jamaica! We actually went to the same high school, just a few years apart. Crazy, right? So not only is this website beautifully designed and developed, it’s loaded with lots of country pride too!
So what will you be doing now?
The very same thing! The same recipes, advice, guides, and tips and tricks. A few of you expressed this concern but the same great content is still coming your way. Only this time it is distraction free and you can search and find it much easier!
What projects are coming next?
YouTube – If I say it, it’ll happen right?? No really haha, I am getting back onto Youtube! If you’re a long time follower then you know I used to do so many more Youtube videos years ago, and I really loved being in front of the camera too. You can look out for some JITK content over on Youtube! In the meantime, you can follow my page !
Even more content upgrades – I’ve been trying to provide some amazing content upgrades to you so far, so you can expect even more of these! Be it shopping lists, guides, printable, they’re all coming your way.
P.S. – see anything that isn’t working? Let me know ASAP please at ask@jessicainthekitchen.com!
In honour of the new website, here’s a list of my favourite pineapple recipes!
Easy Grilled Pineapples
Pineapple Peach Smoothies
Cuban Quinoa Bowls with Pineapple Salsa
