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Easy Baked Peaches with Cinnamon Honey

Easy baked peaches with cinnamon honey are baked until soft, juicy, and lightly caramelized in a buttery honey-spice sauce. This quick oven dessert takes under 30 minutes and is ready to serve warm with vanilla ice cream, Greek yogurt, or whipped cream.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
cooling 5 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 280
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Peaches
  • 4 ripe peaches halved and pitted
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter melted
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 2 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.25 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 0.125 tsp salt pinch
Optional toppings
  • 1 vanilla ice cream optional
  • 1 whipped cream optional
  • 1 Greek yogurt optional
  • 0.25 cup chopped pecans optional
  • 0.25 cup chopped walnuts optional
  • 0.25 cup fresh mint leaves optional

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Method
 

Bake the peaches
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and lightly grease a baking dish.
  2. Arrange the peach halves cut-side up in the baking dish.
  3. Stir together the melted butter, honey, vanilla extract, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and salt until smooth.
  4. Spoon the cinnamon honey mixture evenly over each peach half so the tops are coated.
  5. Bake for 20–25 minutes, until the peaches are tender and lightly caramelized.
  6. At the halfway point, baste the peaches with the pan juices to help the caramelize evenly.
  7. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes.
Serve
  1. Serve warm, spooning over any extra pan juices.
  2. Top with vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or Greek yogurt, if desired.
  3. Finish with chopped pecans or chopped walnuts and fresh mint leaves, if using.

Notes

Pro tip: choose peaches that give slightly when pressed so they bake tender without turning mushy. Store covered in the refrigerator up to 3 days; rewarm in the oven or microwave until just warm. Freeze not recommended for best texture. For a lower-sugar swap, replace the honey and brown sugar with an equal-measure honey-style syrup made for baking.