Sweet peaches in a light sauce made with a sprinkling of brown sugar, cinnamon, and a splash of bourbon are the perfect way to brighten your holiday dessert table.
These Slow-Cooker Bourbon Peaches were inspired by a craving for vanilla ice cream with summer peaches. However, in the middle of fall and winter, that’s a difficult craving to satisfy!
For years now, my sister has been making and sharing her peach rum sauce with me. I finally had a chance to make a batch this year and it’s fantastic, truly.
However, traditional peach sauce requires a significant amount of time spent peeling and slicing fresh peaches. In addition to the added effort required to make the traditional recipe for cooked peaches, peach season is always gone in a flash.
For these {Slow Cooker} Bourbon Peaches, I’ve turned that peach rum sauce into a crock-pot recipe that requires a fraction of the time and effort.
I had a bag of frozen peaches in the freezer, so I tossed it into a small crock-pot. (Feel free to double, triple, quadruple the recipe or use whichever size slow cooker you like best!)
I added a sprinkling of brown sugar, a couple cinnamon sticks, a pinch of salt, a splash of bourbon, and a generous splash of water.
The peaches begin to smell amazing within an hour and it is all I can do not to pick the peaches out with a fork and drink the liquids with a spoon while the peaches simmer and softened.
Let them cook for a few hours, and as soon as they’re soft, scoop them over ice cream and drizzle the liquids from the crock-pot over everything.
The peaches will form a light syrup as they cook. Scoop the finished peaches into a jar and then pour any liquid over them. Cover with a lid and refrigerate for any time you have a craving for peaches.
This is pure summertime heaven in a bowl and it’s made even better because you can make and enjoy this all year round without the wait for peach season or the effort of fresh peaches.
The flavor is intensely peach and I’ll be honest, I like this every single bit as much and maybe a little bit more (shhhh, don’t tell my sister) than the sauce made with fresh peaches.
Cooking Tips for Slow Cooker Peaches
This recipe can be doubled, tripled, or quadrupled without any issues. While we love these peaches with a splash of bourbon, the peaches are also delicious without the alcohol. The bourbon adds a distinct flavor, without being at all overpowering.
The time required to cook these peaches will vary depending on the size of your slow-cooker. This recipe may easily be multiplied.
Big Dude says
Sounds great Mary – canned peaches go very well atop ice cream.
Nadeen says
I made these! EXCELLENT!! Loved them on pancakes this holiday season. I added a bit more bourbon and fresh nutmeg. Make sure you cook this the correct length of time – no cheating!!
Mary says
Hey JR, sorry about that. The full recipe has been added to this page. I worked with eBay to develop recipes for their site years ago. Unfortunately, along the years, some of those links have been broken. If you stumble on any other broken ebay links, please let me know! (I think I’ve caught them all now.) All the best, Mary
Mary Mading says
I wanna up the “boozy” in this in the recipe. Is 1/2 cup bourbon too much? I just don’t want it to overpower the peaches.
Mary Younkin says
You can up the bourbon, if you would like, Mary. However, there is a distinct bourbon flavor to the peaches as written.
Heather says
Hi can I use fresh peaches and ground cinnamon?
Mary Younkin says
Yes, that will work nicely, Heather.