Well, it’s a little confusing because some would say a crisp has oats and a crumble doesn’t BUT then I easily found recipes where crumbles had oats?! Strudel’s crisp last week definitely had oats! The Kitchn tells me…
Crisps have oats. Crumbles – no oats!
Oats or no oats, this dessert seems to have started during WWII when rationing of flour, fat and sugar turned the pie into this more economical and easy to make dessert! Adding oats into a crisp was a way to use even less flour.
This recipe is definitely EASY. I made this dish in the morning before work and shared it at a staff meeting to rave reviews. I had to fight them off to snap this photo before they dug in! It feeds 5 to 6 people generously!!
I chose to make this crumble with peaches because it’s September and if you know anything about September in Colorado, you know that we relish in two things during this month – Palisade Peaches and Green Chili. Although, there are such things as a savory crumble, I didn’t think many would enjoy a green chili crumble!
Blanch and peel the peaches. Remove the pit and cut each half into eight chunks.
Toss in a bowl with the apple cider vinegar, sugar and arrowroot starch. Set aside.
In a separate bowl combine all of the crumble ingredients and with your hands squish the butter into the rest of the ingredients until you can create large crumbs.
Place the fruit combination in the bottom of an 8 x 8 inch glass dish.
Pour the crumble topping on top of the fruit and spread evenly over the entire surface.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the fruit mixture bubbles generously through the crumble topping.
Let cool on a cooling rack for 30 minutes and then serve warm.
Strudel and Streusel are two friends living in different cities, sharing a love of baking (and butter) through this blog. With Streusel in Denver, and Strudel in Seattle, we've found our little site to be a great way to stay in touch, share recipes we love, and talk about experiences in our respective cities.
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