Brown Sugar, Brown Butter Peach Crisp

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Brown Sugar, Brown Butter Peach Crisp

Simple, warm summer dessert bursting with peach flavor with hints of caramelized sweetness from the brown sugar and browned butter.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Total Time50

Servings: people

Author: Sam Maccini

Equipment

1 9 inch Pie Dish

Ingredients

Brown Butter Peach Topping

¾ cup unsalted butter 12 tbs, 6oz, browned*
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
½ cup dark brown sugar packed
½ cup pecans toasted & chopped
1 ¼ cup all purpose flour spooned & leveled
¼ teaspoon kosher salt

Brown Sugar Peach Filling

3 lb peaches (about 8-10 average sized peaches) peeled & sliced*
½ cup dark brown sugar packed
1 & ½ tbs cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ teaspoon salt
1 lemon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375°: Brown Butter While oven is preheating, brown your butter. Cook butter on medium-low heat. Stir often until butter begins to separate & foam. The butter solids will start to get golden & brown. Stir until there are lots of golden flecks and it smells caramelized. You will see deep brown golden flecks. Pour in a bowl to stop and let cool.
Toast Nuts When oven is preheated, toast pecans 8-10 minutes until lightly golden brown and fragrant. set aside to cool. Peel peaches*
Make Peach Filling: In a large bowl, add peaches, brown sugar, juice of lemon, vanilla & salt. Stir and set aside. Mix cornstarch in a splash of water, add that to filling and stir.
Make Peach Crisp Topping: In another mixing bowl, add all topping ingredients except the butter (rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, chopped pecans & salt). Whisk. Add butter & mix into dry ingredients. It should hold shape when squeezed but crumble easily.
Bake Peach Crisp: Place peaches & their juices in bottom of pie dish. Squeeze handful of crisp topping and crumble it over the top of the peaches. Continue until completely covered. Bake peach crisp 30-35 minutes or until top is golden and fruit is very bubbly. Remove & let cool. Serve on its own or with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

*Make sure peaches are very ripe & not hard! Peel peaches by boiling them for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, scoop them out and place in a large bowl of ice water. When they are cooled, the skin will peel right off.

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