VIRGIN PEACH DAIQUIRI

VIRGIN PEACH DAIQUIRI
Now that it's June, it's peach season here in Georgia. They're definitely one of the most delicious summer fruits! Making this fresh produce into a virgin peach daiquiri is a fantastic idea!
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Ingredients
  • 6 cups (1.05 kg) peeled and diced fresh peaches (about 8 large peaches)
  • 1 cup simple syrup
  • 5 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • ½ teaspoon rum extract
  • 2 cups crushed ice
  • 4 sprigs of fresh mint
Instructions
  1. PREPARING THE PEACHES (30 MINUTES)
  2. Rinse about 8 large peaches, then peel them. If they aren't very soft, peel them with a vegetable peeler or paring knife. However, if they are very soft and ripe, cut a shallow X at the pointed end of each peach and submerge them in boiling water for 40-60 seconds, then place in an ice water bath to cool. The skin should peel off easily.
  3. Cut the peaches by slicing them in half, then twisting or pulling the two halves apart. Pull or cut out the pit, then cut each one into 8 slices. Cut each slice into 4-5 smaller chunks. You should have 6 cups of diced peaches (1.05 kg).
  4. MAKING THE PEACH DAIQUIRI (20 MINUTES)
  5. Puree the fruit 1 cup at a time. You should have about 4 cups of puree.
  6. Stir together the puree, simple syrup, lemon juice, and rum extract in a large pitcher; then pour 2 cups of the mixture into the blender. Gradually blend in half of the crushed ice, then divide the daiquiri among four 12-ounce hurricane glasses.
  7. Repeat with the remaining mixture and crushed ice. Serve the daiquiris immediately with a sprig of fresh mint.

 

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