Entry #1377, July 10, 2012

One of the delights you can have this summer is a taste of a juicy peach. Peaches are high in nutrition but low in calories – great for people who are on a diet. Even if you aren’t trying to be health conscious, peaches just symbolize summer! To pump up your peach craving this season, try this delicious Peach Crisp with Maple Cream Sauce recipe and give yourself a treat!

Summer Peach Crisp with Maple Cream Sauce Recipe

Peach crisp recipe

Image via Real Simple

Ingredients

    1 cup all-purpose flour

    1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed

    1/2 cup granulated sugar

    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg

    1/4 teaspoon salt

    1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter

    5 to 6 whole fresh peaches (best when not overly ripe or soft), peeled, cut in half and pit removed (about 1 3/4 pounds)

    1/2 a lemon

    7 tablespoons real maple syrup

    1 1/2 cups heavy cream

    3 tablespoons light corn syrup

Add cherries for a variation on the recipe

Image via: What She’s Having

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

• In a medium bowl, mix the flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt using a fork or pastry cutter. Cut the butter into small pieces and gradually add to flour mixture until evenly mixed.

• Slice the peaches 1/2-inch thick into a bowl. Add the zest from the lemon half. Squeeze juice from the lemon half and stir in with the peaches and zest. Add 2 tablespoons of the maple syrup to the peaches and stir well.

• Pour the peach mixture into a small pan (8 or 9-inch square) and cover evenly with the crumb topping. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and bake until crisp and brown on top, an additional 20 to 30 minutes.

• For the maple cream sauce, pour the heavy cream into a saucepan. Add the remaining 5 tablespoons maple syrup and corn syrup and stir over moderate heat until thickened and reduced by about one-third, about 15 minutes. Refrigerate the sauce until it is cold and thick. Or, if you’re in a hurry, set the saucepan into a small bowl of ice (the ice will melt and turn into ice water). Stirring your mixture, it will cool and thicken in about 15 minutes. Drizzle the maple cream sauce over the peach crisp. Serve warm.

That’s all you need! Indulge yourself and your family with this peach recipe and see how much sweeter your summer becomes!

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