Savoring Summer {Week 11 ~ Peach Crisp}

This week's recipe falls in the "tried and true" category, so when Kati brought home a bag of peaches from a friend, I knew that some of them would end up in this crisp! (This dessert is worth turning the oven on for an hour.) 

Nothing says summer like warm-from-the-oven crunchy peach crisp with a scoop of vanilla ice cream alongside. 

Okay, maybe other things (garden tomatoes, corn-on-the-cob, homemade ice cream) say summer too, but this sure does say summer at our house!

photo by Bekah

PEACH CRISP

{with a crunchy oatmeal topping}

6 cups peaches, peeled, pitted, and sliced

1 cup sugar

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1 1/2 cup oats

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/3 cup flour

1/2 cup butter
1/3 cup nuts, optional (I used pecans.)

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

Stir together peaches, sugar, and cinnamon. Place in greased 2-quart baking dish. 

Mix oats, brown sugar, and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly. (Stir in nuts, if you're using them.)
Place on top of peach mixture.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour, until topping is golden.

NOTES: 

• This crisp is great with other fruits too! Try blueberries, cherries, apples...
• Sometimes it's fun to make this in ramekins for individual servings. After mixing the fruit, sugar, and spices, place in greased ramekins. (Fill your ramekins about 2/3 full, leaving room for the yummy topping. The size of your ramekins determines how many you will need.) Then divide the topping among the ramekins. 
• Don't forget to add some vanilla ice cream or a dollop of lightly sweetened whipped cream to the top of each crisp when you serve them!

Join me next Wednesday for the final recipe in my Savoring Summer series!

Looking for a recipe from another week?
Week 1: Marinade for Chicken
Week 2: Black Bean Salad
Week 3: Cappuccino Pops
Week 4: Roasted Sausage and Vegetable Pasta
Week 5: Easy-Freezy Vanilla Ice Cream
Week 6: Farm Fresh Corn Chowder
Week 7: Mediterranean Pasta Salad
Week 8: Jill's Dill Dip
Week 9: Apricot Upside-Down Cake

Week 10: Stuffed Peppers

Or last year?

Fruit on Tuesday Week 11: Cheesecake-Stuffed Peaches

Or two years ago?

Salad on Tuesday Week 11: Asian Chicken Salad