SUMMER FRUIT CRISP

I think my met favorite part about summer.. other than sunshine, the salty ocean, iced tea, iced cold cocktails... think I'm getting distracted a little here? Fresh fruit! Georgia peaches and fresh strawberries... I want to eat them on everything.

So, this weekend I decided to slice up a bunch of these beauties and bake them in a crisp!

A crisp is sort of like a crumble or a cobbler.. with an oat topping. The oats are whipped with brown sugar and butter, and spread over top the sugar-covered fruit. Then it gets nice a crunchy and crumbly, almost like a soft brown-sugar granola on top.

So many delicious adjectives to use here.

It is so easy and quick. Once you have your fruit sliced, you squeeze a little fresh lemon juice on top, and toss your fruit with sugar. You then whip your butter and brown sugar until fluffy, add your oats, and spread the topping evenly over your fruit.

I topped mine with a sprinkle of extra brown sugar and cinnamon.

You put it in the oven... and it comes out bubbly and crumbly, the perfect summer dessert!

.......Best paired with heaping amounts of vanilla ice cream.

Not pictured ......... Seconds, and thirds.

This will be perfect for Fourth of July weekend! 

Can we also take a quick second to admire how much fun my new centerpiece is? It brightens up the room so much. It makes me want to put fresh flowers in every room!

Many more summer meals to be had here. Hope you are all having a great week!

XO

Full Recipe

For the fruit

1 tbs lemon juice

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbs corn startch

1 lb peaches (2 - 3 big peaches) peeled & sliced

1/2 lb strawberries, sliced

1/2 cup white sugar

For the topping:

6 tbs butter, softened

1/3 cup brown sugar

2/3 cup flour

1/3 cup old fashion oats

1/4 tsp salt

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine lemon juice, vanilla extract, fruit, and sugar. Mix lightly with wooden spoon until well combined. Pour into 9" baking dish.

2. Beat your softened butter and brown sugar until fluffy. Mix in flour, salt, and oats with spoon. 

3. Using your hands, crumble the oat mixture evenly over the top of your fruit. Sprinkle additional brown sugar and a bit of cinnamon on top.

4. Bake for 45 minutes until browned and bubbly, let cool for 15 minutes to avoid it being soupy.

5. Eat with vanilla ice cream!