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 Crunch.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time35 minutesmins
Total Time50 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12-16 servings
Calories: 407kcal
Ingredients
Peach Filling Ingredients
8peachespeeled and thinly sliced, about 6 cups
½cupsugar
½teaspooncinnamon
¼teaspoonclovesoptional
¼teaspoongingeroptional
1tablespooncornstarch
½teaspoonkosher salt
1tablespoonlemon juice
Crust Ingredients
2cupsall-purpose flour*
1cuplight brown sugar
1½cupsold fashioned oats
1cupbuttermelted
*Gluten-Free Alternative
1⅓cupsbrown rice flour
⅔cuptapioca starch
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°F. Place the peaches 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 34-36 minutes, until the crust turns golden brown. Serve warm from the oven or let cool completely and slice into servings. Enjoy!