Peachy Keen
I’m gonna say it before you even think it: looks Ewwwwww, tastes Yummmmmm!
You know what they say, “don’t judge a book by its cover!”
I went to the Farmers Market in Milton last weekend and bought a beautiful basket of peaches but because I also bought blueberries, strawberries, and raspberries the peaches were forgotten. I went to eat one yesterday and they were way too ripe and the majority were bruised. I decided to make a peach crisp that I changed up a little from Elana’s Pantry.
It’s different than your average crisp or crumble in that it’s not very crispy or crumbly; it’s got a personality of it’s own. Elana called for grapeseed oil, whereas I went with organic butter, the choice is yours. For baking, I like quality butter, it provides the body with necessary fat soluble vitamins and strengthens the cell wall. This morning I had the “crisp” for breakfast with plain organic yogurt sprinkled with ground flaxseeds, it was wonderful!
Peach Raspberry Crisp
- 6 large peaches, sliced
- 2/3 cup raspberries
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 3 tbsp arrowroot powder (helps to keep the contents somewhat intact, buy it at your local health food store)
- 11/2 cups ground almonds (use your food processor and grind until the almonds are as finely ground as possible)
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 tsp baking soda (aluminum free)
- 1/4-1/2 cup organic butter (melted)-I used 1/2 a cup but would use less next time
- 1/8 cup raw agave nectar
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Place peaches and raspberries in a casserole dish and sprinkle with lemon juice, vanilla, and arrowroot powder. Mix well
- In a separate bowl combine ground almonds, sea salt, baking soda, organic butter, and agave
- Pour almond topping evenly over the peaches
- Bake covered for 45 minutes. Check regularly to avoid burning the top
- Once removed from the oven take off the top to avoid trapping moisture, believe me, this dish is already moist enough!
- Serve warm or cold. You may find the butter hardens if kept in the fridge, simply melt it out on low heat in a saucepan before eating.
Enjoy!