This Peach Galette recipe is perfect in every way, with a buttery, flaky crust and juicy cinnamon-dusted peaches. Just add a scoop of vanilla ice cream for the best summer dessert that’s both beautiful and so tasty!
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Helpful Reader Review
“Made two galettes with fresh Georgia peaches for a 4th of July gathering. They were a big hit. Looked fancy but these step-by-step directions made it easy. I prepared the dough the night before.” – Jill ★★★★★
This Peach Galette is one of my favorite ways to put fresh summer peaches to use, especially when we aren’t feeding enough people for a large Peach Pie, or we want something a little more rustic.
Peach Galette Video Tutorial
It takes minutes to whip up this rustic and beautiful peach galette, but don’t forget the vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. It’s so good when it melts a little over a warm slice of the galette.
Easy Peach Galette Recipe
My parents are lucky enough to have peach trees in their yard, so every summer, my family and I head over to gather up some fuzzy, sun-ripened beauties to enjoy for snacking, baking, and making Peach Preserves.
Let me tell you: this is the best Galette Recipe. It’s THE ONE. The crust is flaky, crisp, and perfect, topped with a beautiful spread of juicy peaches. No soggy or rock-hard crusts, here. I love it so much that I share an amazing Blueberry Galette recipe in my Natasha’s Kitchen Cookbook using the same dough.
I love simple summer desserts, from my Cherry Pie Recipe to Strawberry Shortcake, because they showcase in-season fruit and come together quickly. Add this to your summer BBQ menu as the perfect sweet treat.
Ingredients for Peach Galette
There’s a short list of ingredients for Peach Galette, and it’s customizable, so feel free to swap the fresh peaches for any stone fruit (plums, cherries, apricots, or nectarines like in my Apricot Cherry Galette) or fresh berries you have on hand!
- Peaches – White or yellow peaches both work for this recipe, although yellow peaches do look prettier in a galette. No need to peel them.
- For the Filling – the flour thickens the juices, and the sugar sweetens the filling. Cinnamon and vanilla extract add flavor and spice.
- Butter – to dot the top of the peaches before baking for a thicker, glossier filling.
- Pastry Dough – flour, sugar, salt, cold butter, and ice water. You can substitute 1 pie crust disk. You can also use a store-bought pie crust, but it won’t be as flaky.
- Turbinado Sugar – optional – to give the crust a bit of crunch and sweetness.
Natasha’s Tip for Buying Peaches
Peaches should be ripe, but not mushy, with a peachy aroma when you give them a sniff and a bit of give when you squeeze them (no finger indentations). Avoid fruit that has a green background color.
How to Make Galette Dough
This peach galette dough process is identical to making a pie crust, so if you’re new to crusts, check out our tutorial on how to make a Pie Crust.
- Combine the dry ingredients – Pulse the flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor.
- Add the butter and water – Add butter in small cubes to the food processor. Pulse a few times, until the butter is about pea-sized, and then add the ice water a tablespoon at a time until the dough holds together when pinched; I needed 6 tablespoons.
- Chill – Pat the dough into a disk, and wrap it in plastic wrap. Chill for at least an hour, or up to 3 days.
Pro Tip:
If you don’t have a food processor, you can use a large mixing bowl and cut the butter into the flour mixture using a pastry cutter, then add ice water, mixing it in with a firm spatula.
How to Make a Peach Galette
I love to make and serve peach galette on a simple sheet of parchment as part of the charm of this rustic fruit tart.
- Form the crust – Preheat your oven to 425°F and use a rolling pin to roll the dough on parchment paper into a 12-inch circle. Slide the parchment paper onto a rimmed baking sheet and refrigerate.
- Make the peach filling – Stir together flour, sugar, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Slice the peaches and place them in a medium bowl. Sprinkle the peaches with the flour mixture, then stir in the vanilla.
- Add the peaches to the crust – Arrange the peaches in a circular pattern over the dough, leaving a 2-inch border. Dot the tops of the peaches with butter. Fold the border up over the peaches, pinching together the overlapping edges.
- Finish and Bake – Brush the crust with the egg wash, sprinkle with coarse sugar, and bake for 25 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the peach juices are syrupy.
Why is my galette soggy?
To prevent a soggy crust, avoid using extra peaches and drain any excess peach juice from the mixing bowl. Also, avoid underripe peaches and overripe peaches, and make sure the dough is chilled before forming your galette to prevent the butter from leaking out.
Make-Ahead
This Peach Galette is best enjoyed the day it’s made, but leftovers will keep well and the dough can be made ahead.
- Make-Ahead: You can make the pastry dough up to 3 days ahead, tightly cover in plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 3 days, or freeze up to 3 months (thaw in the fridge overnight before rolling).
- Freezing: Store the unbaked galette in a freezer bag or wrap it in plastic wrap and freeze for up to 2 months. Bake from frozen, adding 10 minutes to the bake time.
- Storing Leftovers: Cover and store at room temperature for up to 2 days, then refrigerate for another 2 days.
- To Reheat: Serve at room temperature or reheat uncovered in a 350˚F oven for 10-15 minutes. Avoid microwaving, which makes the crust soggy.
My easy Peach Galette is the best kind of summer recipe—loaded with fresh fruit, easy to make, and absolutely delicious. Double this recipe to make 2 galettes for your next summer BBQ–the slices disappear fast!
Peach Galette Recipe
Ingredients
For the Galette Crust:
- 1 1/3 cup all-purpose flour, measured correctly by spooning and leveling
- 1 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, very cold
- 6 Tbsp ice water, or add to desired consistency
- 1 egg, beaten for egg wash
- 1 Tbsp coarse sugar
Peach Filling:
- 1 lb peaches, about 3-4 medium peaches or 3 cups sliced, not overly ripe
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
Instructions
How to Make the Crust:
- In a food processor with the blade attachment, pulse together the flour, sugar, and salt until combined.
- Cut cold butter into small (1/2-inch) cubes and add it to the food processor. Push the pulse button 8-10 times. Your butter should become pea-sized. Add ice water 1 Tbsp at a time and pulse between each addition. Your dough should be ready when it just begins to clump.
- Form the dough into a disk. Don’t overwork it, just pat it into a disk shape, dust with flour on all sides and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or up to 3 days.
How to Assemble the Peach Galette:
- Roll the Dough – Preheat the oven to 425°F. On a floured sheet of parchment paper, roll the dough into a 12″ circle with a rolling pin. It doesn't have to be a perfect circle. Place the parchment paper and dough into a rimmed baking sheet and refrigerate while you make the peach filling.
- Make the Filling – In a small bowl, stir together granulated sugar, flour and cinnamon. Slice peaches into 1/2″ thick slices, place peaches in a medium bowl and sprinkle with flour mixture. Add vanilla and stir gently with a spatula until the flour is fully incorporated.
- Assemble – Arrange the peaches in a circular pattern over the dough working from the outside in and leaving a 2″ dough border. Discard any excess juices from the peaches, or your galette may overflow. Dot the top of the peaches with small chunks of 1/2 tbsp butter. Fold the border up over the peaches, pinching together the overlapping edges. Try to patch up any cracks in the dough.
- Finish and Bake – Brush the crust with beaten egg and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the crust is golden brown and the peach juices are syrupy. It's ok if juices start oozing from the bottom. Let sit 15 minutes before serving.
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If you love this Peach Galette, then you won’t want to miss these summery peach recipes.
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My crust came out WONDERFUL!!! Excellent recipe my family enjoyed it. Thanks so much!
Hi Ayana! That’s so great! I love reading reviews like yours! Thank you so much for your feedback!
I made this peach galette tonight, it was delicious! I appreciated that it was not too sweet. I’ll keep the recipe, thank you so much!
We also love our dessert not overly sweet. I’m so happy you liked it! 🙂
Awesome recipe! This was so easy to make. My guests who are not into pies or galette loved this recipe. What made it more special is that I used peaches from my garden. I don’t have a food processor so I used dough cutter for the crust, it worked out perfectly. Thank you for the recipe!
I’m so happy you enjoyed it!! I agree, making it with homegrown peaches is even better! 🙂
Ingredients sound delicious. What size
galette does it make, dough rolled flat,
and how many inches do you use – on
average – for the folk-over dough and
finallly, what size galette do you end up
with?
Thanks for you help and consideration
Lucille
Hi Lucille, the doll rolled out is 12 inches. You fold over 1 1/2 to 2 inches of dough leaving you with a galette about 9 inches in diameter.
Just made this and am so tempted to eat it all. Will make again, but with less salt in the pastry. Love all the great photos – inspiring and easy to follow.
I’m so glad you enjoyed the recipe!
I’m getting around to making this today as I have some plums and peaches in the fridge. I have a suggestion to ladies that don’t have a food processor… Just grate your frozen butter on the large hole grater. Works perfectly for me 😉 and thanks again for the recepe!
You are welcome Olya and thank you for sharing the tip :).
Hey natasha,
What can I use instead to make the dough if I don’t have a food processer? A kitchen aide? A blender????
Help I have a ton of peaches I need to do something with.
Thanks
I use the OXO dough cutter/ blender when I make pie dough because my food processor is too small for a whole pie die. They are really inexpensive on Amazon and work wonderfully!
I made this delicious dessert today!!!We have lots of peaches growing in our backyard so I decided to try. I used less sugar and whole wheat flour instead of white and it had a rustic kinda look to it. I ate it all myself, so I went ahead and made another one for the family!Very good recipe.
Great way to improvise the recipe Alesya :D.
Our tree is full of peaches this year and I was sitting and wondering what to do with them until you gave me the perfect idea. I had to make 2 right away! Turned out perfect! Thank you Natasha:)
Awesome, my parent’s peaches not ripe yet, so I been using apricots to make a galette :).
Natasha, would it be ok to use conservirovannie peaches?
I think they would become too mushy. I haven’t tried it, but I think you’d have best results with fresh peaches 🙂
Thank You, I will try with fresh then=)
I would love to make this but don’t have a food processor or stand mixer. Could I make it using a regular mixer or by grating frozen butter?
Do you have a pastry blender to cut through the dough? That would work very well.
I did slice the apples thinly. I also peeled the skin off. Everything else was the same. The cinnamon and apple combination was wonderful. I thought that it wouldn’t be as juicy as the peaches but to my surprise it was very juicy. I really liked the peach recipe as well but since it’s apple season what better time then now to use apples!
I will have to give the recipe with apples a try 🙂
Have you tried using apples instead of peaches? Would you do anything different to the recipe?
I haven’t made them with apples. But if I would make it, most likely will use same ingredients. Let me know how it will turn out 🙂
Hi Natasha! I tried this with apples and it was delicious! I will make this for sure again. Thanks for the recipe!
Thanks for sharing! I was really curious a out apples. Did you slice them thinly or the same as peaches? Did you do everything else the same?
I have made with apples and added frozen Whole cranberries (a handful for color) plus a dash of nutmeg and sometimes raisins and walnuts. Absolutely delicious combination!
Thank you for sharing, Margot!
I just made this and my entire house is filled with the aroma of it. It tastes delicious. Thank you!
Sometimes I just want to make double portion, one is not nearly enough 🙂
Made this as soon as i saw it too 🙂 im not a baker by any means…but this turned out perfect! hubby did laugh a bit as i was rolling out the dough and trying to stuff every last peach slice into it but he seems to enjoy every bite! Thanks for giving such an easy recipie that looks amazing on the table!
Marina, you made me smile :D. I’m glad that you liked the recipe.
YUMM-O! I wish we had a peach tree:)
It’s a good thing peaches are in season and fairly inexpensive 🙂
I’m coming back to comment that I’ve made this at least 6 times in the past 2 weeks. I almost always make a double portion now…I’ve learned. 🙂 SO SO simple to make, yet SO tasty! My mom & grandma both have an abundant amount of peaches this year so I’m taking advantage of them! (the peaches, not my family:)
My only question to myself is, “Why did you wait so long!” 🙂
My parents’ peaches are ripening right now so I’m looking forward to making this recipe again :).
Oh wow! This looks so delicious! On my to-do list:)
It’s on mine too. I can’t wait to make another one.
I just did it and it turned out soooooo good.. Thank you for sharing this recipe.. I love your site and very simple..
Wooooo hooooo! 🙂 I’m just thrilled you liked it!
This looks wonderful! It’s on my list now…, the peaches getting beautiful and cheap at my farmers market. Thanks for the recipe 🙂
I do love peach season! I hope you love it as much as we did! 🙂
Absolutely delicious!!! I made it today as soon as I saw the post. Everyone in my family loved it. Thanks so much for the recipe.
Yay!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it 🙂 I’m all smiles after reading your comment. 😀