The taste of summer.
When you’re a cook, summertime means summer fruit. Red cherries, ripe berries, cool melons…and the real stars of the summertime show, sweet, juicy peaches. They’re delicious in so many ways: fresh, sliced on cereal, blended into smoothies, and of course, baked into yummy desserts.
To celebrate peach season, I whipped up this little treat: Peach Crumble Bars. A crumble is like a crisp, but without the oats. The topping is just made from flour, sugar, and butter, all mixed together with a pastry cutter until it’s – you guessed it – crumbly. Just press a layer of this mixture into your pan to make the crust, then add a layer of sweetened, diced fruit, and sprinkle the rest of the crumbs on top.
The nice thing about this peach dessert is that you really don’t have to do anything to it. Peaches taste so fabulous on their own they don’t need cinnamon or anything fancy to bring out their flavor. All you need is a little splash of vanilla in the crumble mixture and a drizzle of powdered-sugar icing on top to make the bars extra sweet and moist.
Sweet, golden, and crumbly, these Peach Crumble Bars are basically the taste of summer in a pan. Enjoy it while you can.
Peach Crumble Bars
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8”x 8” baking dish with parchment paper, set aside.
- In bowl add your flour, sugar, butter and vanilla and with pastry blender combine until crumbs form.
- Sprinkle about 2/3 of crumb mixture into bottom of crust and press down.
- In another bowl mix together peaches, sugar and cornstarch. Spread over crust.
- Sprinkle with remaining crust/topping (pea sized or bigger adds great crumble)Bake in oven for about 50-55 minutes until topping is slightly golden. Let cool, then chill for about 1 hour to set up.
- In bowl whisk together powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency
- Drizzle over top of bars. Cut and serve your peach crumble bars.
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Peach Crumble Bars
Ingredients
Crust/Topping
- 2 cups flour
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup butter cubed
- 1 tsp vanilla
Filling
- 2 1/2 cups diced fresh peaches
- 2-3 Tbs sugar
- 2 tsp cornstarch
Icing
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar
- Splash of milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8”x 8” baking dish with parchment paper, set aside.
- In bowl add your flour, sugar, butter and vanilla and with pastry blender combine until crumbs form.
- Sprinkle about 2/3 of crumb mixture into bottom of crust and press down.
- In another bowl mix together peaches, sugar and cornstarch. Spread over crust.
- Sprinkle with remaining crust/topping (pea sized or bigger adds great crumble)
- Bake in oven for about 50-55 minutes until topping is slightly golden. Let cool, then chill for about 1 hour to set up.
- In bowl whisk together powdered sugar until you reach your desired consistency.
- Drizzle over top of bars. Cut and serve.
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Jan Holloway says
Should the skins of the peaches be removed before dicing them up?
Corey says
That is a personal preference Jan. You can do it either way.
Diane says
This so so delicious and easy to make!
Sharon says
Could you make this using just Oatmeal to make it gluten free?
Corey says
What are you wanting to leave out of the recipe Sharon? I have only made the recipe as written, so I can’t say for sure.
Kathy says
Can I use canned peaches?
Corey says
Yes, canned peaches should work out just fine. Make sure they are drained completely.
Linda Grimmett says
This looks amazing! Have you ever tried it with nectarines?
Corey says
No, but that sounds like a yummy idea!
Marcia Boyett says
I was wondering if canned peaches could be used in this recipe because fresh peaches aren’t always available?
Corey says
Yes, canned should work out just fine Marcia
Megan L says
This is so easy to make, and so yummy! We were all fighting over who got the last piece! :o)
Kathy Ryan says
These peach bars are delicious! I did add some cinnamon and nutmeg, and had to bake them a bit longer. I will DEFINITELY make them again.
Christina Farmer says
Made these today. They are AMAZING!!!!
Sharon B says
I followed this recipe to a tee. My crumb topping looked no where like the picture. Perhaps I patted it down and should have just sprinkle. I would add oatmeal and brown sugar for a better crumble topping!
Holly Monahan says
Made this for a potluck and had multiple requests for the recipe! I used fresh peaches! So yummy, I did add extra peaches and made 1 1/2 times the recipe to fit a 9×12 baking pan…
Krys says
Made these this week with Peach Truck peaches from Georgia. They are delicious! Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Theresa says
Can you make this ahead of time? Do you store in fridge or room temp?
Corey says
Yes you can, and I would store it in the fridge 🙂 I hope that helps
Jane Bergthold says
I came across this recipe in my old mail and was wondering if I could substitute some jar cherries I have on hand, When Peach season rolls around I will definitely try the peach version as that is a camping favorite.
Corey says
Yes, that should workout just fine Jane.