This EASY Peach Crisp Recipe is unbelievably delicious! Bursting with flavor from the fresh peaches that are covered with a sweet streusel oat topping, this summer dessert can be enjoyed year-round.
If you love scrumptious fruit recipes, you should try this Peach cobbler recipe and this Raspberry cheese danish.
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Recipe Details
I just love fresh fruit desserts like this Peach Crisp. It’s the perfect thing to serve at a summer party or just enjoy after dinner with the family.
- TASTE: Sweet peaches are cooked with rich brown sugar and topped with a oat crumble that’s full of butter and pecans. It doesn’t get much better than that.
- TEXTURE: The peach slices are juicy and surrounded by syrup, while the buttery topping is full of pecan bits for some nutty crunch.
- TIME: This recipe will take you about an hour.
- EASE: This is a surprisingly simple dessert to make. It’s mostly pantry staples, seasonal fruit, and a few simple steps that I’ll walk you through.
What You’ll Need
Ingredient Notes
- Peaches- This is the star of the recipe so choose good-quality peaches that are ripe and juicy. Avoid any that are hard or too soft, bruised or blemished.
- Oats- This adds texture to the topping and a little bit of delicious chew.
- Brown sugar- This ingredient doubles as the thickener for the syrupy peach filling and as the sweet component in the oat topping.
- Pecans- Look for raw pecan pieces since you don’t want them to be too big or already salted for this recipe.
- Lemon juice- This adds a bright citrusy note, but also keeps the peaches from losing their gorgeous color.
Add-ins and Substitutions
- Use canned or frozen peaches- You can also make this with frozen and canned peaches if you have no fresh ones. Just make sure they are thawed and drained so the filling isn’t soggy.
- Substitute other fruit- This recipe can be made with lots of other fruits, such as apples, plums, pears, blueberries, cherries, or strawberries.
- Make it gluten-free- This is an easy swap of all-purpose flour for a gluten-free flour.
- Remove the skins– You can make this recipe with the peach skins on or off. If you prefer a smoother texture, just remove the peach skins before making your Peach Crisp.
How to Make Peach Crisp
- Make the topping. Combine the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and vanilla in a large bowl. Then add in the butter and brown sugar and mix together with a pastry cutter until the butter is about the size of peas. Finally, add in your chopped pecans and mix again. Set aside.
- Prepare the peaches. Now in a separate bowl, combine the sliced peaches, flour, cinnamon, vanilla, and lemon juice.
- Assemble the peach crisp. Spread the cut butter on the bottom of your baking dish. Then add the peaches, and finally, spread the topping and press lightly.
- Bake. Bake the crisp at 365 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Serve warm.
Pro Tip: Compress the topping a little into the peaches. This will help it adhere so the topping doesn’t fall off when you go to cut a slice after baking.
Recipe Tips
- Make it with fresh peaches– While you can use frozen or canned as well, this dish is best with the use of fresh peaches. They have the best flavor and texture, and are plentiful this time of year.
- Use a pastry cutter- This tool is very helpful in cutting the butter into the sugar and other ingredients without melting it (like when you use your hands) while getting just the right size.
- Don’t skip the butter on the bottom- Adding butter to the baking dish before the peaches will keep them from sticking and burning, making them hard to get out to serve.
- Press the topping down- As the oat topping dries from baking, it will break off easily from the peaches. Pressing lightly will help it adhere to the top of your Peach Crisp.
FAQs
A peach cobbler topping is similar to a biscuit batter or topping, while a peach crisp has a more crumbly texture, similar to a streusel. It usually consists of oatmeal, flour, sugar, butter, and some kind of nuts.
The baked peaches still have a lot of juice in them, so the topping with get soggy if it sits for too long. Make sure to serve this peach crisp soon after it’s made. Also, if your filling is too wet, it might cause the crisp to get soggy, so make sure that if you use canned or thawed frozen peaches, the extra liquid is drained out.
Serving Suggestions
This delicious Peach Crisp recipe is a versatile dessert that works great with so many others. You can serve it at backyard barbecues, potlucks, and summer parties.
- Toppings: This dessert is so good with toppings like caramel sauce, Chantilly Cream, Chocolate Ganache, and Bread Pudding Sauce.
- Ice cream: Top a warm slice of Peach Crisp with some cold ice cream, such as vanilla, strawberry, or this Easy Ube Ice Cream.
- Pies: Serve this dish alongside Blueberry Pie, Homemade Apple Pie, and Cherry Pie.
- Cakes: This would taste delicious with some No-bake Mini Cheesecakes, Raspberry Honey Cake, Strawberry Bundt Cake, or Lemon Pound Cake.
Make This Recipe in Advance
Make ahead: This Peach Crisp should be served soon after it’s cooked to avoid the topping from becoming soggy. The peaches in the dessert will release juices as they sit, so eat soon after making. You can, however, prep the topping and store it in the fridge beforehand.
Storing: To preserve any leftovers, place the Peach Crisp in an airtight container. It can stay in the refrigerator for 3-5 days.
Freeze: You can freeze the fruit filling in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. But I don’t advise freezing the whole baked Peach Crisp because the topping with melt and get soggy as it thaws.
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Full Recipe Instructions
Peach Crisp Recipe
Ingredients
Ingredients for the crisp topping
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter + 2 tbsp cubed
- 3/4 cup pecans chopped
Ingredients for the peaches:
- 9-10 peaches
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
Instructions
Combine crisp topping ingredients
- In a bowl, combine 1 1/2 cup flour, 1 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats, 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, a pinch of salt, and 1/2 tsp vanilla.
- Add 3/4 cup cold cubed butter and 1/2 cup brown sugar and combine using a pastry cutter. Continue to cut through the dough until the butter is the size of peas.
- Then mix in 3/4 cup chopped pecans. Then set it aside.
- In a separate bowl, combine 9-10 sliced peaches, 1/3 cup brown sugar, 1 tbsp flour, 1/4 tsp cinnamon, 1 tsp vanilla, and 2 tbsp lemon juice.
- In the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish spread 2 tbsp of cut butter. Then add the peach mixture on top.
- Spread the crisp over the peaches and lightly compress it. Bake at 365 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- Make it with fresh peaches– While you can use frozen or canned as well, this dish is best with the use of fresh peaches. They have the best flavor and texture, and are plentiful this time of year.
- Use a pastry cutter- This tool is very helpful in cutting the butter into the sugar and other ingredients without melting it (like when you use your hands) while getting just the right size.
- Don’t skip the butter on the bottom- Adding butter to the baking dish before the peaches will keep them from sticking and burning, making them hard to get out to serve.
- Press the topping down- As the oat topping dries from baking, it will break off easily from the peaches. Pressing lightly will help it adhere to the top of your Peach Crisp.
Nutrition
This recipe was originally posted on Aug 9, 2016, we’ve tweaked it a bit since then.
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