Easy Skillet Peach Crisp
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This oh-so-simple Skillet Peach Crisp is an easy summer dessert that’s delightfully sweet with fresh peaches and a crumbly oat topping with brown sugar, oats, pecans, and warm spices. A decidedly delicious way to celebrate summer.
When August rolls around and the peaches are ripe in the orchards of my home state, Washington, cobblers and crisps aren’t far from my mind.
In fact, it wouldn’t be summer without a few crisps bubbling in the oven. That aroma! You know it’s true. It makes the whole house smell like August!
And that moment when it comes out of the oven, bubbling and warm and fragrant? It’s so heavenly. Especially when that scoop of vanilla ice cream melts down into the orchard fresh peaches. Oh my… you’ll just have to try it and see for yourself!
What to Love About Peach Crisp
- First… it’s amazingly delicious. If you love peaches, you’ll love this crisp.
- You can use canned, frozen, or fresh peaches. But fresh peaches are the absolute best!
- Bakes in 30 minutes or less.
Peach Crisp Ingredients
This is a list of the ingredients needed to make your own peach crisp. The exact measurements are in the recipe card at the bottom of this post:
- Fresh peaches (frozen or even canned works as well)
- Brown sugar
- Vanilla extract for added flavor
- Cornstarch for thickening
- Oats for a crumbly topping
- All-purpose flour
- Pecans for delightful crunch (but you can substitute your favorite nut, or eliminate them altogether!)
- Butter (salted or unsalted and softened to room temperature)
- Ground cinnamon and nutmeg for seasoning
- Salt to bring out the warm spices
How to Make Skillet Peach Crisp
If you have fresh peaches on hand, or are craving an easy peach dessert, you’ll love this one. Step by step instructions are in the recipe card at the bottom of the post, but here’s what to expect:
- Oil or butter your skillet and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a bowl or the skillet, combine sliced peaches, brown sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla. Toss together and arrange in the skillet.
- Combine the ingredients for the topping: oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the softened butter and mix, even with your hands, until it’s crumbly.
- Scatter the streusel over the peaches evenly. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the crisp is bubbling around the edges and the peaches are fork tender.
Skillet Peach Crisp Questions:
Both fresh, canned, and even thawed frozen sliced peaches can be used in this peach crisp recipe. But if you can, fresh peaches are bursting with flavor during peak season and are incredibly delicious.
Leftovers can be refrigerated for up to a week when stored in an airtight container. Let the crisp come to room temperature before transferring it to a container for best results.
Absolutely! When I’m planning to freeze the whole crisp, I generally bake it in an 8 or 9-inch square pan instead of a skillet. Store in a sealed container in the freezer for up to 2 months. To reheat, bake in a 350-degree oven for 15 minutes, or until warm.
As peach sizes vary, you will need about 4 to 5 peaches to yield 4 cups of sliced peaches. But I always give myself wiggle room and have 6 available in a pinch.
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Easy Skillet Peach Crisp
Ingredients
- 4 cups sliced fresh peaches about 1/2-inch slices
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Topping
- 1 cup rolled oats
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup pecans chopped (optional)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter softened
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and generously butter the bottom and sides of a 10-inch ovenproof skillet (like a cast iron skillet).
- Toss sliced peaches in brown sugar, cornstarch, and vanilla; arrange evenly in the bottom of the prepared skillet.
- Make the topping: Mix oats, flour, brown sugar, pecans if using, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a bowl. Mix in the room temperature butter with a spoon or your hands until crumbly. Sprinkle evenly over peaches, pressing down lightly.
- Bake until crispy and golden and the filling is bubbling around the edges; 25-35 minutes.
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Notes
Canned Peaches
If you are using canned peaches, you will need 2 (15-ounce) cans.Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.