Maple Roasted Peaches with Thyme

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Skill Level	Easy

Preparation Time	10 minutes	Total Time	40 minutes
Servings	8	Cost Per Serving	$0.84

4	Peaches, quartered
1/3 cup	Maple Syrup
3 sprigs	Thyme
1 cup	Plain Yogurt
1/2 tsp	Ground Cinnamon
1/4 cup	Toasted Pumpkin Seeds (or use your favoirte seeds/nuts)

Preheat 350 degrees F.
In an oven proof pan, add maple syrup. Place your peaches cut side down into the maple syrup. Add thyme and cinnamon on top. Bake for 30 minutes.
Serve with a few spoons of yogurt and toasted hazelnuts.

PDF of NFT for Maple Roasted Peaches with Thyme

The Perfect Peach: The season for peaches is short in Ontario, the best being picked from July to early September. Here are some tips to tell if you're buying sweet, ripe peaches:

Color: Peach varieties will differ in colour, but red and deep orange hues are a good sign. If you see green it was likely picked too early.
Touch: Sweet ripe peaches shouldn't be too hard and should actually give a little when gently squeezed.
Smell: Ripe peaches should release a very fragrant peachy smell
Taste: Obviously the best test is to taste the peach. Ask your grocer or farmer if you can taste a slice before buying, that way you know exactly what kind of peach you're buying.

Even in the refrigerator, peaches will only keep for about a week. So once they start getting wrinkly be sure to cut them up and freeze right away.