This easy Cherry Peach Crumble recipe is a mouthwatering combination of warm, sweet fruit and a topping of mixed nuts, shredded coconut, and honey. It's a delicious and rustic late summer dessert that's SCD, paleo, gluten free, grain free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.
Does anyone else here love easy dessert recipes?!
Well, this cherry peach crumble recipe is simple to make and extremely versatile!
Summertime favorites, cherries and peaches, make up the fruit filling while a combo of nuts and shredded coconut are used for the topping.
This easy cherry crumble recipe is a rustic, healthy dessert perfect for serving a crowd!
What is a fruit crumble?
A fruit crumble, sometimes called a fruit crisp, is a baked fruit dish with an almost streusel-like type of topping (think pie without the hassle of needing to make a crust!).
While the fruit bakes and bubbles, the topping gets lightly browned and crisps up ever so slightly.
It's an absolutely mouthwatering dessert using fresh fruit of the season!
A gluten free and grain free crumble topping?
Yep! A combination of nuts, shredded coconut, honey, and coconut oil is all you really need to make the topping for this fabulous summer dessert!
I used a combination of walnuts and pecans for this recipe, but any type of nut will work just fine.
Just a few tips though...use raw unsalted nuts and get unsweetened shredded coconut
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What kind of fruit should I use?
Here's the best part of this recipe, you can use any fruit or combination of fruit that you'd like!
I decided on a peach cherry crumble since those fruits are currently in season, but feel free to use berries, apples, pears, mango...you get the picture!
You can even use frozen instead of fresh fruit if you prefer.
Ripe fruit is already sweet on its own, so I limit the amount of sweetener used. This really lets the flavors of the fruit shine through!
I do add a touch of vanilla extract and cinnamon to the filling, I find that it gives the dessert a greater depth of flavor.
Traditionally, the raw fruit would be placed in a baking dish, sprinkled with the crumble and baked until cooked.
However, since this is an SCD and Paleo version, the ingredients used for the crumble will brown too quickly in the oven.
This means the fruit need to cook on the stove first!
This ensures that when the crumble is taken out of the oven, the fruit will be cooked and the topping will be a lovely golden brown!
I like to serve my paleo peach crumble in individual ramekins, but a 9 inch baking dish will work too!
Fruit crumbles probably won't win an award for prettiest dessert but they're delicious and perfect for feeding lots of people!
What can I top my peach cherry crumble with?
My family and I love this elate summer dessert recipe with a scoop of my Dairy Free Vanilla Ice Cream!
That being said, Whipped Coconut Cream is an equally delicious option!
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Recipe
Cherry Peach Crumble
Ingredients
Peach Cherry Filling
- 1 pound peaches pits and skins removed, peaches chopped
- 1 pound cherries pits removed
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Crumble Topping
- 1 cup raw pecans
- 1 cup raw walnuts
- ½ cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 Tablespoon coconut oil melted
- 1 Tablespoon honey
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, add all the ingredients for the fruit filling. Stir until it comes to a boil. Drop the heat and allow to simmer for 20 minutes until the mixture has thickened a bit. Pour evenly into individual ramekins or a 9 inch square baking dish.
- Preheat the oven to 350F. In a small bowl combine the shredded coconut, coconut oil, salt, honey, and vanilla extract. Place the pecans and walnuts in a food processor or blender, pulse until the nuts are about the size of oats.
- Stir the nuts into the crumble topping. Use your hands to evenly sprinkle the crumble topping over the fruit.
- Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until the topping is lightly browned. Serve warm.
Notes
- Any combination of nuts can be used for the crumble topping, just make sure they're raw with no added salt or other ingredients.
- If using frozen fruit, you may need to cook it over the stove longer.
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