Easy Homemade Peach Crisp - Celebrating Sweets

Published: Jul 18, 2023 by Allison · 10 Comments

This easy Peach Crisp will be one of your go-to summer desserts! Sweet and juicy peaches topped with a brown sugar-oat crumble. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

If you’ve been around here for a while you know that we love fruit crisps. This peach version joins our strawberry crisp and blueberry crisp as some of our top summer desserts.

Peach crisp topped with vanilla ice cream in a white bowl.

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Why you’ll love this recipe

Ease: No special equipment or techniques needed for this recipe. The topping and filing come together in minutes.

Flavor: A delicious combination of sweet peaches, vanilla, cinnamon, brown sugar, and pecans.

Texture: Soft and juicy fruit with a crunchy-crumbly topping.

Seasonal: This recipe tastes like summer! Enjoy this delicious peach crisp throughout the summer and early fall.

Peach crisp in a white and blue casserole dish.

Recipe overview

*Full recipe below in recipe card*

Peach filling: Toss sliced peaches with sugar, flour, orange juice, and a splash of vanilla extract. Place the peaches in a greased baking dish.

Filling for a peach crisp in a glass bowl (peaches, sugar, flour, cinnamon).

Crisp topping: Combine oats, flour, sugars, cinnamon, pecans, and melted butter. Sprinkle over the top of the peaches and bake.

Bowl of peach crisp topping (oats, flour, pecans, melted butter).

Recipe tips

Peaches should be ripe but still a bit firm. If you use peaches that are too soft they will break down when baking.

I usually peel the peaches but if you want to leave the skin on you can. Note: the filling will likely have a pink hue.

Add some finely chopped nuts into the topping for added crunch. I like pecans, but walnuts or almonds would be great, too.

Adjust the sugar and spices to suit your taste. If your peaches are really sweet you can reduce some of the sugar in the filling. If you prefer your peach crisp heavier on the cinnamon feel free to double it.

The difference between a peach crisp and peach cobbler

Both of these desserts are made with a base of baked sweetened fruit, what makes them different is the topping.

A crisp topping is typically made with a combination of oats and flour sweetened with sugar and held together with melted butter. The topping is more crisp, crunchy, and buttery.

With a peach cobbler (pictured below), the topping is more biscuit-like. The dough gets pinched or cut into pieces and placed over the top of the fruit.

Peach Cobbler in a white bowl topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

Serving and storage

This peach crisp is best served warm, shortly after baking. Leftovers can be refrigerated and individual portions can be reheated in the microwave. Note: the topping will soften over time.

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Recipe

Peach Crisp

This easy Peach Crisp will be one of your go-to summer desserts! Sweet and juicy peaches topped with a buttery brown sugar oat crumble.

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Course: Dessert

Cuisine: Dessert

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes

Servings: 8

Calories: 316kcal

Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Instructions

Topping:

In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, sugars, salt, cinnamon, and pecans. Add melted butter and stir until well combined. Sprinkle the topping over the peaches, pressing some of it together with your fingers to form clumps.
Bake for 35-45 minutes until the fruit is bubbling around the edges and the topping is light golden brown. Place on a rack to cool slightly. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

Peaches: Depending on the ripeness of your peaches you can choose to cut these thick or thin. I cut ripe peaches thick (so they don’t fall apart) and the firmer peaches thin (so that they cook faster). Sugar and spices: Adjust the sugar and spices to suit your taste. If your peaches are really sweet you can reduce some of the sugar in the filling. If you prefer your peach crisp heavier on the cinnamon feel free to double it.Serving and storage: This peach crisp is best served warm, shortly after baking. Leftovers can be refrigerated and individual portions can be reheated in the microwave. Note: the topping will soften over time.