DESSERTS: PIES & PUDDINGS

Apple Walnut Peach Crisp With Cinnamon Brown Sugar Crumble

TESTER’S COMMENTS

This combination is a winner! What’s more, if fresh peaches are not available, even canned, drained, work well.

–C.S.

 

3	cups peeled, cored, and sliced Golden Delicious apples
2	cups peeled, pitted, and sliced peaches
4	tablespoons sugar
½	cup old-fashioned oats
½	cup brown sugar
¼	cup all-purpose flour
½	teaspoon ground cinnamon
¼	cup (½ stick) butter
¼	cup chopped walnuts

 

Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 2-quart baking dish.

 

In a bowl, toss together apples, peaches, and sugar. Pour into baking dish.

 

In another bowl, combine oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon. Cut in butter until mixture is crumbly. Mix in walnuts. Sprinkle over fruit. Bake for 30 minutes, or until fruit is tender and topping is golden. Serve warm.

 

Makes 6 to 8 servings.

 

Living in the cold Northeast when I was younger, I learned to appreciate the value of a comforting, warm dessert that not only tasted good but also warmed your belly. This delicious crisp will do just that! My family has served crisps during the cold months for generations. (OK, yes: We served them even in the summertime.) I grew up with apple, peach, and blueberry crisp. It’s delicious warm, room temperature, or cold. This one is a combination of my two favorites, apple and peach.

Angela Spengler, Tampa, Florida

 

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Old-fashioned oats are whole rolled oats that are steamed and then flattened. Quick-cooking oats are whole rolled oats that are steamed and then chopped into small pieces.

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