Peach Crumble is an easy, relaxed dessert that just feels and tastes like summer. Fresh peaches, lightly sweetened baked with a brown sugar crumble topping. Add a scoop of ice cream for the perfect dessert.
This classic dessert recipe is straight from my Grandmother’s recipe box. And it’s SO EASY to make!
It’s a tried-and-tested family favorite for more decades than I can count!
Simple and delicious thanks to the natural sweetness of ripe peaches, brown sugar and butter.
This scoopable dessert doesn’t take much effort making it great for the heat of summer.
Crumble, Crisp or Cobbler?
There is a whole collection of relaxed Americana desserts.
Some have bizzare (unappetizing) names like a Grunt or a Slump named for the sound they make when baking or their ‘posture’.
There are Buckles and Bettys.
Some of the most popular are Crumbles, Crisps and Cobblers. What’s the difference between them?
Crumble: a sweetened fruit layer topped with a brown sugar, flour, butter topping. The topping becomes crumbly and crisp when baked. Traditionally there are no oats in a crumble topping.
Crisp: like a Crumble, a Crisp has a cooked fruit layer topped with a sweetened rolled oat topping. The oats will crisp when cooked and the topping is lighter than a crumble.
Cobbler: again cobblers have a sweetened fruit layer but are topped with a type of sweet biscuit batter that bakes as the fruit layer cooks.
Having said all this, some recipe use the terms crumble and crisp interchangeably.
This Peach Crumble recipe is traditional with a streusel type topping.
Recipe Ingredients
- Granulated Sugar
- Kosher Salt
- Unsalted Butter
- All Purpose Flour – regular or gluten-free measure-for-measure flour blend
- Peaches
- Lemon Juice
- Light Brown Sugar
- chopped Walnuts
What Type of Peaches to Use?
Firm yet ripe peaches work the best for this recipe.
Yellow or white peaches both work. The photos show white peaches but the preparation is the same for either.
If you’d like to make this out of season, frozen thawed peaches may also be used.
PRO TIP – Fastest & Best Way to Peel Peaches
Peeled peaches are used for this crumble recipe. And I have a super quick and effective way to peel them in seconds!
- Prepare a large pot of boiling water and an ice bath in a large mixing bowl (add cold water and ice).
- Gently lower a few peaches into the boiling water with a ladle or handled strainer (photo 1). Boil for 30 seconds.
- Remove with a slotted spoon or strainer and place into the ice bath. Allow them to stay in the ice water until cool to the touch (15-30 seconds)(photo 2).
- Remove and hand peel the skin off (photo 3). Usually the skin will come off in a solid sheet.
Proceed with slicing the peaches.
How to Make Peach Crumble – Step-by-Step
STEP 1: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish (photo 1).
STEP 2: In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar, salt and 3 tablespoons of flour. Stir to fully mix (photo 2).
STEP 3: Add the sliced peaches to a large bowl. Pour the sugar mixture on them (photo 3) and toss to coat (photo 4).
STEP 4: Spoon the coated peaches and any juices into the prepared baking pan (photo 5).
STEP 5: In a medium bowl combine the brown sugar, flour and melted butter (photos 6-7). Mix together to form pea-size pieces (photo 8).
STEP 6: Stir in walnuts (photo 8). Sprinkle the crumb topping evenly on top of the peaches (photo 9).
STEP 7: Bake for 40 minutes until topping is golden brown and crisp (photo 11). Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.
Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Storing Leftovers
Store tightly covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
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- Peach Lemongrass Soup
- Grilled Peach and Corn Salsa
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Kevin says
I love a good crumble! Love the change of peach!
anne marie says
What a beautiful and easy to make recipe! I’d love to try this for a summer get together!
Heather says
This looks incredible and I can’t wait to try it! I grew up with a peach tree so desserts like this are my very favorite!
wilhelmina says
I love this perfect peach crumble! The topping is my favorite part!
Lyanna Soria says
Now this is a dessert that I would love to make sometime again. I missed the taste and that peach crumble is looking quite delicious!
Beti | easyweeknightrecipes says
Such a fantastic summer dessert! My family would LOVE this!
Celebrate Woman Today says
Great crumble pie! I’ve got a lot of peaches from the store and was thinking what to do with them. Now, this crumble will be part of the solution.
Sherry says
I’ve made apple cobbler before but haven’t thought about making peach. I can almost taste it from here. My husband likes peaches so I will have to make this for him.
Sherry says
I meant to say crumble instead of cobbler. lol
Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert says
I need to try this Peach Crumble immediately, it looks so good!
Monica Simpson says
I’m saving this recipe because a couple weeks ago I made a peach cobbler. I thought that’s what I wanted but no. It’s this! A peach CRUMBLE!
Sara Welch says
This was exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth! So delicious; easily a new favorite treat during peach season!
Kathy says
I love crumble. It’s a favorite of mine. I don’t think I have had peach before though. I sure do love peaches though. I’m sure this is delicious.
Fatima Torres says
My uncle would make an apple crumble pie for us during the summer season. It was our favorite dessert with ice cream.
katerina @ diethood.com says
YUM! I love peach crumble! This looks incredibly delicious!!
Tara Pittman says
I need to make this but I need to get some peaches. I discovered a peach tree on my walk and the person who owns it says I can pick some.
Toni Dash says
What a score!!
Suzy says
The best summer dessert! So simple to put together and the topping cooks up just perfectly over the peaches!
Wayne says
This recipe is my favorite! I hope my wife is going to make this because it looks so delicious and tasty! Can’t wait!!
Kara says
I definitely prefer crumble over peach cobbler. Delicious! That’s the way my mom taught me to peel peaches too. Saves so much time!
Rachael Yerkes says
so delicious! peach desserts are always a favorite over here and this one is super good!
Lauren Kelly says
The peaches have been amazing this summer! Thank you so much for this recipe. It’s even better than my grandma’s!
Angela says
The perfect summer dessert! I am obsessed with this peach cobbler. It is absolute perfection! Thanks so much for sharing.
Beth says
Peach crumble is one of my all time favorite desserts! Oh my goodness I can’t wait to make this! So excited!
Bhawana says
Liked the idea of boiling peach first, peel, and then use. I made peach crumble and it did not come out the way I wanted. Looks very promising recipe. thanks for sharing.
Erica says
Hello Summer! This looks stunning and sounds perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 😋
Stephanie says
This recipe is delicious! I’ve made it with both peaches and apples now and they both work wonderfully! Also, thanks for the tips on peeling the peaches. That made it so much easier.