Description
These Peach Pie Crumble Bars combine the 2 best peach recipes around – peach pie & peach crumble. They start with a buttery shortbread base. Then they have a layer of juicy peaches followed by crunchy oatmeal crumble.
Ingredients
- Shortbread Base:
- 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- Peach Layer:
- 3 cups chopped peaches, about 4–5 large peaches
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or water
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- Crumble Topping:
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup large flake oats, quick oats or old-fashioned oats work too
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
- Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4–5 tablespoons cream, or milk
Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang around the edges.
2. Make the Shortbread Base. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, powdered sugar & salt. Stir in the melted butter.
3. Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan and bake for 15 minutes.
4. As the base is baking, make the peach layer.
5. Toss the chopped peaches with the sugar, lemon juice & cornstarch until the peaches are evenly coated.
6. Make the Crumble Topping. In a medium bowl stir together the flour, oats, and brown sugar. Then stir in the melted butter – it should resemble wet sand.
7. Spread the peach mixture on top of the baked shortbread base. Then crumble the oatmeal topping in your palms and sprinkle over the peach layer.
8. Bake in the preheated oven at 350F for 35-45 minutes, or until the top looks golden brown.
9. Cool fully.
10. In a small bowl whisk together the powdered sugar, vanilla extract & cream until smooth. Add in a little more cream or powdered sugar as needed.
11. Drizzle the glaze over top of the bars.
Notes
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square