Fresh sweet peaches are tossed together with sugar and spices, then baked in between layers of brown sugar and oats to form a chewy sweet crust on this Peach Oatmeal Crunch.
If you’re anything like my family, peach season means that all of your favorite desserts are about to be made. This crunch recipe has been a favorite since long before this blog was a thing.
It doesn’t matter how many other varieties of fruit desserts I make, I always come back to this one.
Almost firm enough to cut into bars and yet just fruity enough to still resemble a crisp, a fruit crunch is simply a fruit crisp with both a top and bottom crust layer.
Don’t be intimidated by the crust layers or the topping, no cutting in cold butter is required. Melted butter is poured into the topping and it forms perfect crumbs to top this dessert.
Peach Dessert Recipes
This time of year, peaches and watermelon are the fruits I crave. And today is all about the peaches.
I will happily start any day with Peaches and Cream Oatmeal. This is a 10-minute breakfast that my whole family loves. And if you have a few extra minutes to prep breakfast, I recommend the Peaches and Cream French Toast Casserole.
Old fashioned Southern Peach Cobbler will likely be my favorite peach dessert for life, but every time I make this crunch, I debated that with myself. (Yes, my favorite foods are always worthy of mental debates.)
Next time you heat up the grill, try Grilled Peaches with Ice Cream for a seriously easy and mouthwatering treat too. The peaches tastes just like the peaches in cobbler, but without any of the effort or extra ingredients.
Check out the rest of the Gluten Free Dessert Recipes on this website!
Peach Oatmeal Crunch
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the fruit in a mixing bowl. Add the white sugar, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, salt, and cornstarch.
- Stir to coat and add the lemon juice. Stir again and let the peaches rest while preparing the crust.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, and brown sugar. Add the melted butter. Stir to combine.
- Press half of this mixture into a buttered 9×13 pan.
- Pour the fruit over the bottom crust and then sprinkle the rest of the dry mixture on top.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the crust turns golden brown. Serve warm from the oven or let cool completely and slice into servings.
Peach Oatmeal Crunch
Ingredients
- 4 cups peaches peeled and thinly sliced
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 cups all-purpose flour *
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup butter melted
* GLUTEN FREE ALTERNATIVE
- 1 1/3 cups brown rice flour
- 2/3 cup tapioca starch
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place the fruit in a mixing bowl. Add the white sugar, cinnamon, cloves and ginger, salt and cornstarch.
- Stir to coat and add the lemon juice. Stir again and the let the peaches rest while preparing the crust.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine the flour, oats, and brown sugar. Add the melted butter. Stir to combine.
- Press half of this mixture into a buttered 9x13 pan. Pour the fruit over the bottom crust and then sprinkle the rest of the dry mixture on top.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the crust turns golden brown. Serve warm from the oven or let cool completely and slice into servings. Enjoy!
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{originally published 9/24/12 – recipe notes and photos updated 8/5/20}
Jenn says
Ooooh yum!! The perfect dessert to welcome in the fall…. now, if we could just get some cooler weather!!! 🙂
Jed Gray (sportsglutton) says
Nothing like tossing some brown sugar, sweet fruit, and oatmeal together to create a tasty treat. 🙂
Tricia @ saving room for dessert says
I can almost smell those peaches and cinnamon and oats with the bubbling syrup. Yum! Fruit and oats = breakfast 🙂
Mother Rimmy says
This sounds amazing. I have pears I may add in too!
Sue/the view from great island says
I'm making this the minute our temperature dips below 100!
Monet says
What a perfect dessert. Simple yet with so many satisfying flavors. Anything with a bit of cinnamon and fruit makes me happy. Thank you for sharing, sweet friend!
Anna @ hiddenponies says
I love top and bottom crust almost-crumbles! This is perfect!
Aiza says
This looks amazing! Lovely photography!
Tina says
Can I use canned peaches
Mary Younkin says
Yes, you’ll want to measure by quantity. I’m “guessing” 3-4 cans with some of the liquid removed, Tina.
Paul says
Excellent dessert especially warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Mary Younkin says
I’m so happy to hear that you enjoyed it, Paul.
MLP says
Yummy, crunchy, healthy super sweet dessert. Extremely pleasant way to get the required servings of oatmeal!
Mary Younkin says
I’m glad you like it!
Cheer says
I would like to try this recipe, I am wondering about halving the butter amount, 2 sticks of butter seems too much for me, what are your thoughts on the success of using just one stick?
Mary Younkin says
Well, I make it as written, Cheer. However, it will probably work fine with less butter.