Hello, September!

Hi friends!

Looks like I’m popping in once again to drop a little recipe post and run…

I miss blogging and have so much to catch up on, but just don’t have the time I like to devote to writing my longer posts right now.

Last night I threw together a little Peach Crisp with some over-ripe peaches that sat out over the long weekend while we were enjoying a trip to San Diego.

I ended up using this recipe, but left out the raisins and almonds.

Ingredients
For the filling:
5 large ripe peaches, pitted and cut into chunks
1 lemon, zested and juiced
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 cup tightly packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup golden raisins
Pinch kosher salt
For the topping:
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/4 stick cold unsalted butter, cut into pea sized pieces
1/2 cup sliced almonds
Pinch kosher salt
1 to 2 tablespoons cold water
Special equipment: 6 (6-ounce) ramekins {I used an 8″X8″ baking dish}

Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
For the filling:
Toss the peaches in a large bowl with the zest and lemon juice. Add the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. Divide the filling evenly between the ramekins.
For the topping:
Combine all of the ingredients in a food processor except the water. Pulse until combined, this will take about 30 seconds. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time until mixture is clumpy but crumbly.
Top each ramekin with the topping. Be sure to loosely sprinkle the topping and not pack it down. The idea is to look very crumbly and craggy.
Place the ramekins on a sheet tray and bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the filling is hot and bubbly and the topping, brown and crispy.
Note: This is great served hot with vanilla ice cream

You know what I loved most about this recipe? There was a lot more crumble topping than I’m used to. That is my favorite part….confession, when we go to Souplantation and they serve the warm apple crisp, I scrape the streusel topping off and then top that with vanilla soft serve. Hopefully the person that comes after me likes the warm apples better!

I love the addition of lemon zest and juice to this recipe. Normally I’d think some cinnamon or a little nutmeg would go into something like this, but the zest really brightened it up and didn’t leave it too sweet.

Cannot wait to get the kiddos in bed this evening, dish up another serving of this and watch the So You Think You Can Dance finale!

You do you like?

I’m rooting for Aaron. It’s about time a tapper won this thing.

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Hope your Labor Day was perfect and that you’re ready to welcome Fall….my most favorite season of all.

“Autumn…the year’s last, loveliest smile.” ~ William Cullen Bryant

XOXO