Peach Crisp

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Cuisine: North American | Course Type: Desserts

(1 review)

Tags: fruit desserts vegan peaches

Recipe Review

I'm a little on the fence about this crisp. It uses lemon zest in the topping along with oats, granola, cinnamon, nutmeg and brown rice syrup. I'm not sure I dig the combination of lemon zest and peaches. It tastes a bit funky to me but I'm eating my second bowl as I write this so I guess it's tasty enough.

Also, I like less topping and more peaches/fruit but I find myself thinking this every time I make a crisp so a note for myself next time - make less topping!

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Comments

Queezle_Sister - 2nd September 2011
I love topping on crisps - buttery rolled oats with brown sugar, maybe nuts, maybe cinnamon. But I always think of it as high calorie (this said as I put a peach cobbler in the oven, and sent my DH out for icecream).

This cookbook sounds like it is trying for low cal - did they do something to make the topping crunchy without adding a lot of butter?

Leeka - 2nd September 2011
I don't think it was too low cal. The recipe called for 1/3 cup of coconut oil. I think I just didn't like this particular topping. The lemon zest bugged me and normally I LOVE lemon zest in recipes.

Actually when I find a good apple crisp recipe I do enjoy the topping but I find it quite rich so the ration of topping to fruit is important to me. I don't want the topping to overwhelm the yummy tender fruit.

Do you have a favourite apple crisp topping or recipe to share with me? I would love a good one.

Queezle_Sister - 2nd September 2011
As we enter apple season, I will keep this request in mind. There is no one recipe that I truly love, so I guess I'll have to try several (a fun challenge!).

I agree that the ratios are very important, especially in desserts. I've been known to repeatedly add a bit more ice cream, then a bit more cake, (repeat) to try to end with the correct amount of each. Science nerds that we are at my house, we always talk about it as the stoichiometry...

Leeka - 5th September 2011
Thanks QS! If you happen to remember one, think of me! Hopefully I'll see it on my feed.

Heehee, I had to google stoichiometry to understand what you were referring to. I love it! food stoichiometry.....

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