Hold on to summer a little longer with this delicious gluten free Peach Crisp recipe. Made with oats, the crumbly topping is like a crunchy oatmeal cookie on top of juicy peaches. Lightly sweetened with maple syrup, this makes the perfect healthy dessert to serve with ice cream or whipped cream.
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A Delicious Summer Peach Dessert
This easy to make Peach Crisp is the perfect summer dessert! Slice up some ripe peaches, and top with an oatmeal cookie-like crumble topping, and bake until it’s juicy, saucy perfection. Bonus points if you serve it with vanilla frozen yogurt, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, or a coconut sorbet!
You’ll ADORE this dessert because:
- It’s mostly fruit – bonus points on dessert counting towards one of your 5-a-Day!
- This healthy peach crisp recipe uses just a few tablespoons of maple syrup to sweeten it – letting the sweet peaches really shine through! This healthier option uses no processed white sugar or brown sugar, and is flour free.
- Three cheers for desserts that double as breakfast — top this with a scoop of plain Greek yogurt and it has less sugar and more nutrients than breakfast cereals.
- Cookie fans will LOVE the thick, crumble topping — I adapted my favorite oatmeal cookie recipe to create the topping for this peach crisp!
Ingredients & Prep for Making A Gluten Free Peach Crisp
Preparation Note: For best results, this recipe is baked twice. To keep the cookie topping perfect, I first bake the juicy peach filling for 40 minutes. While those are turning into a sweet, saucy magic, prep the crisp topping. Once you add the oat crumble, pop it back in the oven for an additional 20 minutes.
Make this Ahead: If you’re serving this to guests and would like to serve it hot, you can pre-bake the peaches, add the topping, and then refrigerate it covered until you’re ready to serve it. Simply bake it for 25 minutes before serving.
Do I need to peel the peaches? While many peach dessert recipes call to remove the peach skin, I prefer the leave the skins on. If you have a box of summer peaches that have skins that are starting to go bad, feel free to peel them off for this dessert!
What You’ll Need
Peach Filling:
- 3 pounds of peaches (about 9 large peaches)
- Lemon juice
- Maple Syrup (or coconut sugar, see notes in recipe)
- Vanilla Extract (optional)
- Arrowroot Starch (sub tapioca starch or organic corn starch)
- Cinnamon
Gluten Free Crisp Topping:
- SunButter, No Sugar Added (cashew butter or almond butter are great subs!)
- Maple Syrup
- Melted Coconut Oil (or melted butter, if you prefer!)
- Flax Seed Meal
- Vanilla
- Sea Salt
- Oats (+ oat flour made by grinding whole oats in the blender or food processor) – use certified gluten-free oats, if necessary!
- Coconut
How to Make a Healthy Peach Crisp
Step 1: Slice peaches in thin slices, and put in a 9″x9″ baking dish.
Step 2: Sprinkle the peach slices with maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon and arrowroot powder, then gently mix to coat peaches. Bake the peaches covered with foil for 40 minutes.
Step 3: While the peaches are baking, into a large mixing bowl add maple syrup, SunButter (or other nut butter), coconut oil, egg, flax seed meal (optional), and salt. Stir to combine.
Step 4: Into the wet ingredients, add the dry ingredients (oat flour, oatmeal, and coconut). Stir to combine.
Step 5: Crumble the oatmeal cookie topping over the baked peaches in an even layer.
Step 6: Bake the Gluten Free Peach Crisp uncovered for 20 minutes. Serve the Peach Crisp hot if possible, with ice cream or whipped cream.
All your Healthy Dessert Questions Answered
How to reheat peach crisp: Heat oven to 350º F, and add the peach crisp back into the oven (in baking dish) for 25 minutes, or until bubbling, being careful not to burn the topping.
Can I freeze peach crisp?: Yes! Freeze the baked crisp, and allow it to thaw prior to heating it up. Follow the instructions above for reheating a peach crisp.
Can I make a paleo / grain free peach crisp?: Yes! Omit the oatmeal and oat flour, and sub in 1 cup of almond flour + 1/2 cup of chopped nuts (like pecans) to keep this grain free. Reduce baking time to 16 minutes after adding the topping to prevent the nuts from burning.
Is Peach Crisp Vegan?: Yes, it is vegan as written. Serve it with a coconut milk frozen dessert!
Other fruit crisp recipes to try: Healthy Blueberry Crisp and Persimmon Apple Crisp – both favorites!
Other Healthy Peach Desserts
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Gluten Free Peach Crisp
Ingredients
Peaches
- 3 pounds peaches ripe, sliced thinly (leave skins on!)
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup or sub honey
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons arrowroot
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Crisp Topping
- 5 tablespoons SunButter no sugar added or other nut butter or choice, like cashew or almond butter
- 5 tablespoons maple syrup or sub honey
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 1 tablespoon flax seed meal
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup oats rolled, not instant
- 1/2 cup oat flour *made by grinding whole oats in blender
- 1/2 cup coconut unsweetened
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º F.
- Slice peaches in thin slices, and put in a 9″x9″ baking dish.
- Sprinkle the peach slices with maple syrup, lemon juice, vanilla, cinnamon and arrowroot powder, then gently mix to coat peaches.
- Cover baking dish with foil, and bake peaches for 40 minutes.
- Sprinkle the top of the baked peaches with the crisp topping, and return the baking dish to the oven for an additional 20 minutes.
- Serve hot with vanilla ice cream or other frozen dessert!
Crisp Topping
- Into a mixing bowl add maple syrup, SunButter no sugar added, coconut oil, egg, flax seed meal (optional), and salt. Stir to combine.
- Into the wet ingredients, add oat flour, oatmeal, and coconut. Stir to combine.
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