This easy Peach Crisp recipe is simple, elegant and delicious. Fresh peaches in a simple syrup, topped with cinnamon oat crumble and baked. Serve warm, with vanilla ice cream.
Looking for more desserts? Try my Triple Berry Crisp, Sweet Chex Mix, Blackberry Cobbler, S'mores Bars, or Key Lime Pie!
Why I love this recipe:
- Simple – Only takes 20 minutes and is sure to impress any guest.
- Delicious – This is the dessert of summer! What more can you ask for than fresh, sweet peaches topped with a cinnamon oat crumble and a scoop of ice cream.
- Cinnamon Oat Topping – The cinnamon oat crumble topping really makes this dessert irresistible! The flavor and the crunch it adds compliment the peaches perfectly.
How to Make Peach Crisp:
Prepare Peaches: Peel peaches, then slice into about 3/4″ thick slices and place the peaches in a colander, resting over a bowl. Add sugar, stir gently, and let them rest for about 20 minutes to allow the sugar to pull some of the juices from the fresh peaches. You should end up with at least ¼ cup of peach juice dripped into the bowl.
Coat Peaches: After reserving some of the peach juice, add flour, lemon juice, vanilla, salt, and cinnamon to the juice, and pour the mixture over the fresh peaches, tossing to gently coat them.
Make Crumb Topping: Meanwhile, make the crumb topping by combining the oats, flour, baking powder, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and butter.
Assemble: Pour the peaches into a baking dish and sprinkle the crumb topping over them.
Bake: Place dish in the oven at 375°F and bake for 30-35 minutes, until the peach crisp topping is golden brown. Serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Pro Tips:
- Don't miss my post for How to Easily Peel Peaches!
- How to Tell if a Peach is Ripe: Gently squeeze the peach with your fingers, and it should have a very slight tenderness to the touch, and a nice peachy smell. You may notice the skin at the stem start to wrinkle when the peach is ripe.
- How to Ripen Hard Peaches: Use a brown paper bag to help ripen peaches quickly. Place peaches in the paper bag and leave at room temperature for about 1 day or until desired ripeness is achieved. If you want them to ripen even faster, add a banana to the bag.
Recipe Variations:
Add Blueberries or Blackberries: Feel free to add a handful of fresh blueberries or blackberries to the peach mix before adding the oat topping.
Frozen Peaches: Allow the peaches to thaw and pour the excess liquid into a bowl. Place thawed peaches over the bowl, and continue with recipe as written.
Canned Peaches: To use Canned Peaches for this recipe, skip the first 3 steps in the recipe card. Make the crumble topping, and use juice from the canned peaches to make the sauce in step 8.
Gluten Free Peach Crisp: Replace flour in the oat topping with almond meal or almond flour. Use 1 Tablespoon of cornstarch in the peach filling, instead of flour.
Make Ahead and Freezing Instructions:
To Make Ahead: The peaches and syrup and the oat topping can both be made up to a day in advance, stored separately in the fridge.
To Freeze: Allow baked peach crisp to cool completely, then wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 2 months. Let thaw completely overnight in the fridge then warm in the oven at 350°F for 20-25 minutes, or until heated through. Assembled, unbaked Peach Crisp may also be frozen.
More Peach Recipes:
- How to Can Peaches
- Peach Chutney
- Peach Jam
- Peach Pie
- Peach Scones
- Baked Peaches
- Peach Cobbler
- Peach Blackberry Tart
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Recipe
Peach Crisp
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
*I originally shared this recipe in July 2015. Updated July 2018 and July 2022.
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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 last night and my husband gave it an A+. I thought the crust on top could have been better, but he said it was fine. I think next time I make it, I might combine everything but the oats and then fold them in at the end. That should help hold the flour and sugar together better. My peaches were a bit under-ripe, so I cut them into smaller pieces so they would cook better. Also, since they weren’t as ripe, I didn’t get any juice from sugaring them so I just used 1/4 water. They were still plenty sweet.
Loved this recipe. So easy to make and all the ingredients are already in the pantry. Great late summer dessert. Made twice already. It’s a keeper.
Could you use canned peach slices?
Sure, that would be fine!
If you use canned peaches, do you alter the recipe in any way to compensate for the juice in the can? Thank you
No, keep the juice from the can and begin with step 3.
I love this recipe; I added 1/4 t. almond extract for added zing. It was also delicious.
Fast becoming a Sunday dessert favorite!
Holy. CRAP. This was SO FREAKING GOOD. My boyfriend is picky about peach crumbles/cobblers; the peaches can’t be too crunchy nor too soggy. The peaches in this recipe turned out just right. We both fell in love with it and I think it’s going to be a dessert staple this fall. YUM!
I’m so happy it was a winner for him and you! Thanks Melody!
Thanks so much for your peeling peaches hint! That was a pearl, for sure! Can’t tell you how much peach pulp I have wasted over the years, making peach recipes! Sigh
I’m happy you found it helpful! Thanks Janine!
This was delicious! The lemon juice really helped the peaches keep their gorgeous colour and the filling wasn’t too liquidy with the flour slurry. I have made a few peach crisps and they have all been disappointing. This recipe? It’s a keeper.
This was really good. I didn’t bother to peel the peaches and still turned out great. Don’t even notice the skins once it’s all cooked anyway. Love the nutmeg which makes it a little different than other peach crisps/cobblers that I’ve made.
Would this freeze ok? Just wondering if I froze half how that would hold up!
Baked crisp should be fine to freeze. Thaw overnight in the refrigerator, then rewarm at 350°F for 20 minutes or warmed through.