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Fresh fruit that's peachy keen.  - Peaches

Use within 4–5 days for whole peaches3–4 days for cut peaches

How to Store Peaches

  • Wait Wait

    Whole peaches should be stored at room temperature until ripe.

  • Cover Cover

    Once ripe, fruit can be placed whole in a bowl, covered with Glad® Press'n Seal® and refrigerated.

  • Seal Seal

    To store cut peaches, remove pits and cut fruit into chunks or wedges of desired size and seal in GladWare® food protection containers.

  • Refrigerate Refrigerate

    Store in the refrigerator.

Keeps for 8–10 months

How to Freeze Peaches

  • Prepare Prepare

    With a sharp knife, make a shallow "x" at the bottom of each peach. Bring a pot of water to a boil.

  • Blanch Blanch

    Blanch peaches in water for 60 seconds, then plunge into ice water for 60 seconds. Slip skins off, then halve and pit.

  • Create Create

    In a sauce pan, make a thin syrup of 4 parts water to 2 parts sugar. Dissolve sugar, then cool syrup.

  • Freeze Freeze

    Pour syrup over fruit in FreezerWare™ container, leaving 1/2-inch headroom. Seal and place in the deepest part of the freezer.