The moment you open the oven after forty-five minutes, the kitchen smells like a fruit stand in July. Three cups of blueberries and four sliced peaches with sugar, flour, and lemon juice, baked under a crumble of oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted vegan butter. The fruit bubbles up around the edges and the topping is golden and crunchy.
The peaches stay in large, recognisable slices. The blueberries burst into a purple sauce between them. The oat crumble on top is crunchy and sweet from the brown sugar and warm from the cinnamon. This has become one of our go-to summer desserts.
Tips for Making Vegan Blueberry Peach Crumble
Do not peel the peaches
The recipe says unpeeled. The skin softens during baking and holds the slices together. Peeled peaches dissolve into mush.
Slice them about half an inch thick. Even slices cook at the same rate.
Mix the crumble topping until just clumpy
Oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and melted vegan butter stirred together. It should look like rough, sandy clumps.
Scatter it over the fruit in uneven pieces. Do not press it down. Loose crumble bakes crunchier than a packed topping.
Vegan Blueberry and Peach Crumble
Total Time: 60 minutes
Yield: Serves 6
Diet: Vegan
Description
A delicious, seasonal crumble with tons of great flavor so you won’t even miss the traditional butter.
Ingredients
Units
- 3 cups fresh blueberries
- 4 medium peaches, sliced or chopped (unpeeled)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- squirt of lemon juice
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup vegan butter, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a large bowl, combine blueberries, peaches, sugar, flour, and lemon juice. Mix well and pour into a baking dish.
- In another bowl, mix flour, oats, brown sugar, melted vegan butter, and cinnamon until crumbly.
- Sprinkle the topping over the fruit mixture.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is golden brown.
- Let it cool slightly before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
Category: Dessert
Method: Baking
Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 25
- Sodium: 50
- Fat: 8
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 3
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this vegan?
Yes. Vegan butter replaces dairy butter. No eggs. No dairy. Check that your sugar is not processed with bone char if that matters to you.
Can I use frozen fruit?
Yes. Do not thaw. Add five to ten minutes to the baking time. Frozen fruit releases more liquid, so add an extra tablespoon of flour to the fruit mixture.
What should I serve this with?
Vegan vanilla ice cream or coconut whipped cream. The crumble is warm and sweet and needs something cold and creamy alongside it.
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