Peach Crisp with Oatmeal-Walnut Topping

I love fruit crisps. I created this recipe after picking a half-bushel of peaches with my family at a local orchard. The topping can be used on various other fruits as well. I served this with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 412 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
• ½ cup packed brown sugar, divided
• ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
• 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
• 5 cups sliced fresh peaches
• 2 tablespoons instant tapioca

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Combine peaches, tapioca, almond extract, and 1/4 cup brown sugar in a bowl. Set mixture aside until tapioca pearls have softened, about 15 minutes. Whisk remaining 1/4 cup of brown sugar and flour in a separate bowl.

Step 3

Process rolled oats with walnuts in a food processor, pulsing a few times to grind to coarse crumbs; stir walnuts and oats into flour mixture. Drizzle topping mixture with melted butter and stir with a fork to create large crumbs of topping. Pour peaches and their juice into an 8x8-inch baking dish; spread crumb topping atop peaches in an even layer.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until topping is golden brown and the peaches are bubbling, 35 to 40 minutes. Serve slightly warm.