Oatmeal Peach Crisp

Is there anything better than biting into a tender peach?  The feel of the soft velvety skin brushes your tongue as a rush of sweet juice fills your mouth.  All the while, the heady scent of the sugary ripe fruit washes over you.

If anything can come close to that piece of heaven, it’s the comforting scent of warm peaches and cinnamon filling the air of your home as you bake a peach crisp in the oven on a warm summer day.

Oatmeal Peach Crisp

4 large peaches, washed, pitted and sliced
1/2 cup sugar
1-2 Tablespoons corn starch
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup AP flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter, cubed
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, toss sliced peaches, sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon until well combined.  Pour mixture into a buttered casserole dish.  Set aside.

In a small bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar and cinnamon.  Stir well to combine.  Drop in dots of butter and cut in with a pastry cutter.  Cut butter in until chunky crumbs form.  Sprinkle over the top of the peach mixture.  Bake at 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes…. or until the crumbs are golden brown and the sweet peach juices are bubbling.

Serve with vanilla or butter pecan ice cream and a big dollop of freshly whipped cream.