Description
Ina Garten’s peach raspberry crisp combines sweet summer fruits with a buttery, crumbly topping that melts in your mouth. Seasonal produce and simple ingredients create a classic dessert you’ll want to share with friends and family.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 to 5 lbs (1.8 to 2.3 kg) peaches, firm and ripe
- ½ pint (240 ml) raspberries
- 1 orange, zested
- 1 ¼ cups (250 g) granulated sugar
- 1 cup (220 g) light brown sugar, packed
- 1 ½ cups plus 2 to 3 tbsps (190 to 210 g) all-purpose flour
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup (90 g) quick-cooking oatmeal
- ½ lb (227 g) cold unsalted butter, diced
Instructions
- Fruit Preparation: Peel and slice peaches into uniform wedges, zest an orange, and gently combine with granulated sugar, brown sugar, and flour to create a luscious base coating.
- Raspberry Integration: Fold ripe raspberries into the peach mixture, ensuring a vibrant and balanced fruit medley with a harmonious color and texture.
- Baking Dish Setup: Butter a 9×13-inch baking dish and transfer the fruit mixture, spreading evenly to promote consistent baking and caramelization.
- Crumble Topping Creation: Blend flour, sugars, salt, and rolled oats, then incorporate cold butter cubes by pinching with fingertips until the mixture forms coarse, pebble-like crumbs.
- Topping Application: Distribute the crumble evenly over the fruit, ensuring complete coverage for a crunchy, golden-brown exterior that will provide delightful textural contrast.
- Baking Process: Position the dish in a preheated 350°F oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, monitoring until the topping achieves a rich golden-brown hue and the fruit filling bubbles energetically around the edges.
- Serving Preparation: Rest the crisp for 15-20 minutes to allow the filling to set and flavors to intensify, then serve warm with optional vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream.
Notes
- Select Peak Ripeness: Choose peaches that yield slightly to gentle pressure, ensuring maximum sweetness and juiciness for the crisp.
- Prevent Fruit Browning: Toss peach slices with a splash of lemon juice to maintain their vibrant color and prevent oxidation.
- Master Crumble Texture: Work butter into dry ingredients quickly with cold fingertips to create light, crispy topping without warming the mixture.
- Baking Precision: Use a glass or ceramic baking dish for even heat distribution and to showcase the beautiful fruit layers.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 30 g
- Sodium: 120 mg
- Fat: 23 g
- Saturated Fat: 14 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 56 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg