Movin to the country, going to eat a lot of peaches! That song is horrible, but peaches are delicious. Especially in my whole wheat galette crust with caramelized peaches and whiskey.
A whole wheat crust topped with fresh peaches that were caramelized in maple and whiskey! The best part is each slice is very low in calories, and that means less guilt with each bite! A win, win situation!
Ingredients
- Fresh peaches: peeled, pitted and sliced
- lemon juice: fresh is best, but store bought would work as well
- Pure maple syrup: Anderson's pure organic maple syrup
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Jack Daniel's whiskey
- Light brown sugar
- Whole wheat white flour
- Turbinado sugar
- egg yolk
- Egg white: for wash on crust
- Water: Ice cold
Why you will love this galette!
- It is low in calories
- So juicy with the fresh peaches
- Perfect for a summertime get together
- Very time friendly
What is a galette?
A galette is French pastry similar to a tart or pie; it's essentially pastry dough wrapped over a filling made from fruit, sugar and butter. A pie like pastry dough and a fruit filling combined with great baking, is how you make a great galette.
A galette is very easy to make and virtually formless versus a pie or tart that have a crust and a filling!
Fresh Peaches are one of my all time favorite fruits during the summer months. There is just something about that juice dripping down your arm with every bite!
August is the month for peaches, so making this galette with this juicy fruit was so appropriate. In addition, who doesn't love them caramelized in a maple and whiskey? My lips are smacking together just talking about it! I promise, your dinner guests will not turn this healthy maple whiskey peach galette away!
Step by step instructions
Caramelize the peaches
Caramelizing the peaches was so easy and fun! I made these ahead of time before the crust so that the peaches could cool down before assembling.
First, peel the peaches, pit and slice them. Put in a bowl and set aside. Next, add in the lemon juice, salt, whiskey, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla. Stir.
Lastly, add the butter to skillet and let it melt. Once melted, pour in the peaches and heat on medium-high for about 10 minutes to caramelize. Stir in cornstarch about half way through to thicken syrup. Let peaches cool down before assembling on crust.
See video below for caramelizing the peaches.
Making the whole wheat crust and assembly
First, in a mixing bowl whisk in the flour, salt and sugar. Using a pastry cutter, cut in cold butter into dough until the butter is pea sized. Stir in egg yolk.
Second, drizzle water over the flour mixture and mix until the dough forms into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
Third, remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll into a flat circle (⅛ inch thick). Arrange the peaches in the center of the dough, leaving a 2 inch border. Gently fold up the edges of the dough all the way around. Brush the dough edges with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. Add the caramelized peaches to the center of the dough.
Lastly, bake for 15-20 minutes or until the dough is golden and the filling is bubbly. Remove and cool before cutting. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream if you want the extra calories!
Substitutions and variations
- Substitute crust with regular all-purpose flour or puff pastry
- Use different fruits such as apples, blueberries, cherries or raspberries
- Make a mini version of them
- Add in different kinds of nuts or coconut
Frequently asked questions
If you make the dough ahead of time, it can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months. A galette is best eaten the day it is baked. Leftovers can be loosely covered at room temperature for 2 days.
Peach galette with whole wheat crust
Equipment
- Large skillet
- spatula
- Paring knife
- Peeler
- Baking mat
- Parchment paper
- Home Decor
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Rolling pin
- Pastry cutter
Ingredients
Whole wheat galette crust
- 1¼ cups white whole wheat flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter cubed and cold
- 2 tablespoon turbinado sugar plus extra for sprinkling on crust before baking
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 tablespoon water ice cold
Maple Whiskey filling
- 1 lb peaches peeled, pitted and sliced
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon Whiskey Jack Daniel's
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice fresh
- ⅛ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoon light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
Instructions
Whole wheat crust
- Preheat the oven to 425°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside. Mix together the flour, sugar and salt. Cut unsalted cubed butter into the dough with a pastry cutter until the butter is about the size of a pea. Stir in the egg yolk.
- Drizzle cold water over the flour mixture and mix until dough forms into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the refigerator for 20 minutes.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and roll it out into a flat circle (⅛ inch thick). Place on baking sheet and set aside.
Maple Whiskey peaches
- In a large bowl, mix the lemon juice, whiskey, maple syrup, salt, vanilla, brown sugar with the peaches. Be sure to coat them all.
- Melt the unsalted butter in the skillet, pour peaches in and turn on medium-high for 10 minutes to caramelize them. Add cornstarch to thicken syrup.
Assembly of the galette
- Arrange the caramelized peaches in the center of the dough, leaving about a 2 inch border. Gently fold up the edges of the dough all the way around. Brush edges with egg whites and spinkle with sugar.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the dough is golden and the peaches are bubbly. Remove and cool before cutting. Or you can serve it warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!
Nutrition
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Fun fact of the day!
Raspberries are the member of the rose family. I could actually see that based on the smell!
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