Fresh Peach Crumb Bars

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Fresh Peach Crumb Bars with a buttery crust

This simple, easy recipe can be adapted to any of your favorite fresh summer fruits!

Everybody loves these delicious, easy to make fresh Peach Crumb Bars with an almond flavored icing. They’re terrific for any occasion like cook-outs, pot-lucks and summer extravaganzas.

Fresh ripe peaches make the best snack and desserts

There’s nothing like soft, fresh, dripping down your chin – juicy, sweet peaches baked in a simple crust to make me swoon. During peach season I often find myself walking through the kitchen picking up these tender, fuzzy fruits and inhaling the sweet aroma. I literally dream about these wonderful Peach Crumb Bars.

Whether eaten out of hand, diced and added to a bowl of yogurt, or baked in a luscious dessert like these Fresh Peach Crumb Bars, peaches are an amazingly delicious fruit!

Overview: Ingredients

For the crust and crumble topping:

• granulated sugar
• all-purpose flour
• baking powder
• salt
• ground cinnamon
• unsalted cold butter cut into cubes
• large egg

For the peach filling:

• granulated sugar
• cornstarch
• ground cinnamon
• large peaches, peeled and sliced
• fresh lemon juice

Optional icing:

• powdered sugar
• almond or vanilla extract
• milk

These easy dessert bars can be made with many kinds of fruit or berries or a combination of both.

A blueberry and peach combo would be nice here or your favorite stone fruit. Think apricots and plums – so good! Don’t forget about apples too. Apple crumb bars with an easy vanilla icing mixed with a little bourbon is sublime – oh yes!

Here are a few tips for picking the best peaches for our Fresh Peach Crumb Bars:

• Select peaches that are firm with no shriveled skin;
• The peaches should be very fragrant, take a whiff;
• The fruit should be slightly soft when gently squeezed;
• Check for bruises and avoid damaged fruit;
• Color is a good indicator of great fruit, pick those with deep, rich hues;
• Large peaches have the most sugar, select medium to large peaches;
• Buy local if you can. Local peaches spend less time traveling and more time on the tree to ripen!

Overview: How to make fresh peach crumb bars

1. First prep the pan and preheat the oven

Lightly grease or spray a 13×9-inch baking pan.

If using a glass baking dish, preheat oven to 350 degrees F. If using a metal pan, preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

2. Next make the crumb mixture

Combine sugar, flour, baking powder salt and cinnamon. Using a pastry cutter, blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the lightly beaten egg and mix until the dough starts to hold together.

Gently press a little more than half the mixture into the prepared pan.

3. Prepare the peach mixture

Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add the diced or sliced peaches and toss to combine. Drizzle lemon juice over the peach and toss to coat. Pour the peaches over the crust and spread evenly.

Using your hands, press together handfuls of the remaining dough to create clumps. Scatter the clumps and remaining crumbled topping over the fruit layer leaving some peaches showing through.

This freeform, easy dessert is perfect for the novice baker!

4. Bake and cool

Bake for 45-55 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely then chill before cutting and icing. You can also skip the icing and serve the bars slightly warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. What an incredible treat!

These Fresh Peach Crumble Bars also travel well and keep for days when stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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Fresh Peach Crumb Bars

Prep Time: 20 minutes mins

Cook Time: 45 minutes mins

Total Time: 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Yield: 20

Course: Dessert

Author: Tricia

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This simple, easy recipe can be adapted to any of your favorite fresh summer fruits!

Ingredients

For the crust:

• 1 cup granulated sugar (222g)
• 3 cups all-purpose flour (378g)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup unsalted butter cold, cut into cubes (8oz or 226g)
• 1 large egg lightly beaten

For the peach layer:

• ½ cup granulated sugar (110g)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 large peaches, peeled and diced (about 4 to 5 cups)
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice

For the icing: (optional)

• 1 cup powdered sugar (115g)
• ¼ teaspoon almond extract
• 1 tablespoon milk (more or less for desired consistency)

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°F if using a glass pan or dark metal pan, or 375°F for a light metal pan. Lightly grease or spray a 13x9-inch baking pan and set aside.

For the crust:

• In a medium bowl whisk together 1 cup of sugar, 3 cups flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Using a pastry cutter, blend in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the lightly beaten egg and mix until the dough starts to hold together, but is still crumbly. Gently press a little more than half the dough into the prepared pan.  
• OPTIONAL: you can also process the sugar, flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse sand. Add the egg and pulse until the dough starts to hold together.

For the peach mixture:

• In a large mixing bowl whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and cinnamon. Add the diced peaches and toss to combine. Drizzle the lemon juice over the peaches and toss to coat.  Pour the peach mixture over the crust and spread evenly.
• Using your hands, press together handfuls of the remaining crumb topping to create clumps. Scatter the clumps and remaining crumbled topping over the fruit layer leaving some peaches showing through.
• If using a glass pan, bake at 350°F degrees for 50-55 minutes or until lightly browned.  If using a metal pan, bake at 375°F degrees for 40-45 minutes. Cool completely then chill before cutting and icing.

To prepare the icing:

• Whisk together the powdered sugar, almond extract and milk. Drizzle on the bars just before serving.  

Recipe Notes

(adapted from allrecipes.com)

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for best results.

If baking at 375 degrees please check at 30 and 35 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 440IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 23mg | Iron: 1mg

Originally posted July 2014, updated August 2019

Looking for more delicious peach recipes?

Finally, if you’re obsessed with peaches like me, you might also like this Easy Peach Crumble, or these amazing Peach Hand Pies.

And who can pass on a slice of old-fashioned fresh Peach Pie? Not me!

Another favorite is our delicious Peach & Almond Shortcake recipe perfect for breakfast, brunch or dessert!  And, just when I think I’ve had enough peaches, I made this refreshing Peach Lemonade  too.