Take advantage of fresh summer peaches by making this easy peach crumble dessert. The preparation takes about 15 minutes, and the pie cooks in 40 minutes. Serve it tonight!
Easy Peach Crumble Recipe
A crumble dessert is similar to a cobbler. The difference is that the crumble topping is made with butter, flour, and sugar and sprinkled on top, whereas a cobbler has a crust. Since there is no pie crust to make and roll out, this pie comes together quickly. Use a food processor to make the topping in seconds. Or, work the topping by hand in a few minutes. Either way, this is a no-fuss recipe!
Use Ripe Peaches
This recipe has the best flavor when using juicy, ripe peaches. Be sure to peel them before slicing. If the peaches are unripe, place them in a brown paper bag and leave them on the counter for a couple of days to ripen further. The paper bag will trap the ethylene gas released by the peaches, and this trapped gas hastens the ripening process. You can also use other bags to ripen peaches; however, paper bags are the most preferred since they allow air circulation, and plastic bags do not.
How to Peel Peaches
You can use a knife to peel the skin off your peaches. Ripe peaches peel more easily than unripe ones. However, when the skin is difficult to remove, you can use an alternative technique called blanching. This technique involves dropping the fruit into boiling water for a few seconds and then plunging it into ice water, which separates the skin from the fruit. Click here to see how easy it is to do this.
Filling for Peach Crumble
This peach pie has lemon juice to enhance the taste of the peaches. It also contains vanilla and almond extracts, as well as a hint of cinnamon. You can also add a little ground nutmeg.
Topping for Peach Crumble
The topping for this crumble is easy to make. Place the ingredients in a food processor to make the topping in seconds. Or, you can cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter until it resembles coarse cornmeal. You can also mix it by hand using softened butter to make it easy to blend.
Check for Over-Browning
This pie cooks in about 40 minutes. Check it after 30 minutes. If the topping is brown enough, place a sheet of aluminum foil on top of the pie to prevent over-browning of the topping. Serve this peach crumble warm, with or without vanilla ice cream, or serve it at room temperature. Keep leftovers in the refrigerator. Enjoy!
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Easy Peach Crumble
Ingredients
Filling
- 6 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ cup cream (heavy or whipping)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon almond extract
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ⅛ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons butter, melted
- cooking spray
Topping
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 stick unsalted butter, softened
Instructions
Filling
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 9 x 9-inch round baking dish with cooking spray.
- Evenly distribute the peaches in the bottom of the baking dish. Sprinkle them with lemon juice and toss to coat. Then add brown sugar, flour, salt, cream, vanilla, almond extract, cinnamon, and melted butter. Stir to mix.
Topping
- In the bowl of a food processor, mix the flour, granulated sugar, and salt together to blend. Cut the butter into 8 pieces and place (spread out) into the food processor. Blend until the mixture forms a dough. (If you do not have a food processor, cut the butter into the dry ingredients with a pastry cutter or work it by hand. Sprinkle the topping mixture over the filling.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until the topping is golden brown. To prevent over-browning (if necessary), place a sheet of aluminum foil over the pie during the last 10 minutes of baking.