It’s late and when I first wrote the title of this post I wrote, “Peach Melba Bras”. Bras. Bras, bars, bras, bars. It gets confusing when you’re tired. But I have no choice, I must get these Peach Melba Bars into a post immediately. They’re just too good to not share. We are big, huge, gargantuan fans of graham cracker crust over here. Especially me. I honestly love it so much that I’ll purposefully dump a little extra of everything so I can nibble on the excess. I do it with our favorite blackberry lime bars, raspberry lemon bars, and key lime bars. It’s just plain delicious.
Anyway, we clearly aren’t talking bras here, and thank goodness for that because who knows if I’m even wearing the right size. I definitely hate taking the time to go get measured. Ok, getting off track again. So, years ago we lived in Vegas for a summer. Well, Henderson but that’s pretty much Vegas since they are so close. It was the hottest summer of our entire lives. It was also a summer of really, really delicious food. Like, fo’ real. Our friends taught us how to make these killer buttery, cheesy potato bites, we perfected our fried chicken, and we ate a lot of grilled peaches with raspberry sauce. Oh. My. Sweet. Deliciousness.
And then we moved to Utah, a state that has delicious peaches, and somehow I totally forgot about peach melbas. I know, it’s shocking that anyone could forget that, but I think all of that crazy heat did us in. Really. I’ve never lived anywhere so hot and it was dusty and windy too! At night we would go to bed at midnight and it would still be 104 out. Good mercy. We literally lived at the pool. Ok, that part wasn’t so bad. But, the heat really did get old and I think we must have lost a few brain cells. This summer I finally remembered that divine dessert and I quickly whipped up a creamy dessert that would make anyone swoon.
What Is Peach Melba?
Peach Melba is a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream.
What Are The Best Peaches For Cooking?
Yellow, freestone peaches have the richest “peachy” flavor and hold up best when cooked. For a list of my favorite freestone peaches, head to our peach cobbler post!
How Do You Ripen A Peach After It Is Picked?
The fastest way to ripen a peach is to place it in a paper bag.
Keep the paper bag of peaches in a dry area at room temperature.
Peach Melba Bars
Peach Melba Bars
Description
Ingredients
- 1/2 Cup Peach, Pureed, remove skins and pit of 2 peaches and puree
- 1/2 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
- 14.5 oz. Sweetened Condensed Milk
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 2 Cups Raspberries
Graham Cracker Crust
- 3/4 Cup Butter, melted
- 1 1/3 Cup Graham Cracker Crumbs
- 1/4 Cup Sugar
- 1 pinch Salt
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 degrees
- In a bowl, add the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, salt and butter.
- Stir until moistened like wet sand and press into an 8x9" baking pan, coming up a little around the edges.
- Bake at 350 for 8 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, peach puree and egg yolks.
- Fold in the raspberries and set aside.
- Remove the crust from the oven and allow to cool for 10-15 minutes.
- Pour the filling in and spread evenly over the crust.
- Bake for an additional 15 minutes and then cool for 15 minutes before placing in the fridge to finish chilling.
- Serve with fresh whipped cream.
Kathleen
OMG! These were the best ever! I had company staying the weekend and made them for dessert. I don’t favor desserts, but these were to die for and everyone loved them. Licked the plates clean! Great recipe, thanks for sharing.
Sweet Basil
I’m so thrilled! They are one of my absolute favorites and I wish I could get everyone to try them!
Karolina
It looks so delicious:) Could you tell me a size of baking sheet?
Sweet Basil
we use a square 8×9″ pan.
Jennifer
How many servings does this recipe make?
Sharon Landy
NEVER HAVE HAD PEACH MELBA. BUT IT LOOKS VERY GOOD. WANT TO TRY TO MAKE IT. DOESN’T SEEM TO BE HARD TO DO. HAVE TO GIVE IT. TRY.
Nutmeg Nanny
Oh, these bars are beautiful 🙂 so perfect for summer!
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I love peach melba! These bars look delicious!!
Jen Nikolaus
These bars look to-die-for!! Pinning, obviously. 🙂
Sweet Basil
Thanks Jen. They are so yummy!
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Gorgeous! It sounds amazing! Pinned!
Archana
These look soo good! It’s peach season -I better get on it quickly !
Rocky Mountain Woman
It has been hot this year!
Utah has the best peaches, ever (sorry Georgia)…
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch
I love this, Carrian! This looks perfect for the end of summer!!!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking
These bars look so beautiful and delicious, Carrian! I love the combination of peaches and raspberry… wonderful!
roberta
I meant “typo”…………Would like to know the correction 🙂
Maria Tadic
I love peach melba! This is my Mom’s go to summer dessert – we always have it! These would be a good way to twist things up! Especially with the graham cracker crust – yum!
Roberta
12 cups of peach puree from 2 peaches? I smell a type but not sure where…………….
Sweet Basil
hahahaha, you are correct, 1/2 cup. I will go fix that pronto! You saved me!
Tieghan
These bars looks amazing and I am a huge fan of the graham cracker crust as well!! Perfect late summer dessert!