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Our Peach Crisp is the dessert my family begs for every summer, and I can whip it together quickly and easily. I love the crispy cinnamon oat crumble on top, and we always serve it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
It Wouldn't Be Summer Without Peach Crisp!
Peach Crisp is one of those lighter dessert recipes that always hits the spot, and makes the whole house smell incredible while it bakes. I love making it in the thick of peach season when the fruit is perfectly ripe and juicy. Serve it warm from the oven with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and you have the most perfect summer dessert!
Pro Tips: Choose “free-stone” peaches (the peach pit comes out easily). Varieties that work great are Elberta, Redhaven,
Cresthaven, Suncrest and Palisade, but really any ripe, firm, sweet peaches will work great.
Try more of my peach recipes, like Peach Cobbler, Peach Scones, and Baked Peaches.
How to make Peach Crisp:
Prep Peaches: Peel your peaches then slice them and toss with sugar. Let them sit for 20 minutes so they release their juices. (I also have this tutorial for how to peel and slice peaches).
Make Crumble Topping: Add all of the topping ingredients to a bowl then use a pastry blender or fork to cut in the butter mixture until it resembles small crumbs. Refrigerate.
Assemble and Bake: Drain peaches, reserving the peach juice then pour peaches in a large bowl. Measure out ¼ cup of the peach juice and pour it in a small bowl (you can drink the rest, it's delicious!). Stir in the flour, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon. Pour mixture over peaches then toss to combine.
Bake: Pour peaches into an 8×8″ dish then sprinkle oat topping evenly over the top. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until golden brown and top is set. Take out of the oven and let cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
The Best Peach Crisp Recipe
Ingredients
For the crumb topping
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- dash of ground nutmeg
- dash of salt
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, ,cold, diced into small chunks
For the Peach filling
- 3 1/2 pounds fresh peaches, (about 6-8) peeled, cored and sliced about 3/4in thick
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- dash of salt
- dash of cinnamon
Instructions
- Peel Peaches and slice into ¾ inch thick slices. Add the sliced peaches to a medium size bowl. Add ¼ cup sugar and toss to coat. Allow peaches to sit for about 20 minutes, to allow the sugar to pull some of the juice out of them.3 ½ pounds fresh peaches, ¼ cup granulated sugar
- To make crumble topping, add all topping ingredients to a bowl. Use a pastry blender or fork to cut in butter until mixture resembles small crumbs. Refrigerate.½ cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats, ½ cup light brown sugar, ½ teaspoon baking powder, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon, dash of ground nutmeg, dash of salt, ⅓ cup unsalted butter
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- Drain the peaches, reserving the peach juice, and placing the peaches in a large bowl.
- Measure out ¼ cup of the peach juice and add it to a small bowl (you can discard the rest, or drink it because it's delicious!). Stir in the flour, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon. Pour mixture over peaches and toss to combine.2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, dash of salt, dash of cinnamon
- Pour peaches into a 8×8'' or similar size dish. Sprinkle oat topping evenly over the top. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown and top is set.
- Remove from oven and cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. Serve with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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*I originally shared this recipe in July 2015. Updated July 2018, July 2022, and July 2026.
I just made this and it was awesome!! We topped ours with French Vanilla ice cream and wow!! This is a keeper for next summer!! Thank you,
I made this today for a hot summer dessert. I was using canned peaches, and I admit, I had a little trouble following the recipe. It said to skip to step 3 and use the juice in step 8. (There were only 7 steps.) I think I managed to figure it out, and I ended up adding sugar to the peaches after separating the peaches from the juice. The recipe turned out great, and I served with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, but both my husband and I agree that we prefer the peach cobbler.
Late summer peaches are the best and this is the perfect way to eat them! So easy to make and delicious with a heaping scoop of ice cream of course!
Delicious! The ratio of peaches to crisp is perfect. We took this lovely crisp to our adult kids to share. They loved it so much I left the pan with them and they were going to share it with their friends at their NFL draft party.
Now I just need more peaches because my husband was disappointed we didn’t bring it back home with us. 😄
Thanks for another easy, delicious recipe!
Very good! I am trying to watch our sugar intake, so I cut down on the sugar. I drizzled vanilla greek yogurt over it while it was still warm. It was so yummy. Easy recipe.
I have made apple crisp and rhubarb crisp often but this was my first experience with peach crisp. It was great! I did as written but next time I will try orange juice instead of lemon because I love orange juice with peaches. I slightly prefer peach cobbler over peach crisp but both are wonderful,
So delicious! One thing I love about your desserts is how they are not overly sweet. We are from the deep south and all of our desserts tend to be very sweet. This peach crisp was so delicious. It gave you a dessert while still giving you the full flavor of peaches. It was devoured at our house.
This is an outrageous crisp! I used peaches from a local orchard, just picked today. But it would be equally delicious with any peaches. Give it a try!
This was just what I expected in a crisp. I used a GF flour and it turned out great. I could have eaten the whole pan by myself. Such restraint!
Camping in Maine. Got some peaches and made a gluten free crisp in a camping skillet. Turned out great. Loved by kids and adults.
I love peaches. My local grocery store had an amazing sale on the best peaches so I decided to give this recipe a try. It did not disappoint. So sweet and peachy. My husband isn’t a huge peach fan but he ate this up.