Peach Almond Crisp

I love fruit crisp.... especially with extra 'crisp' on it and vanilla ice cream. I loved this recipe, I saw it on one of the cooking channels and had to give it a shot. But I doubled my Crisp recipe... you can never have enough of the stuff. Perfect with peaches and this time of the year when peaches are in season. Enjoy!

Peach Almond Crisp

INGREDIENTS

• TOPPING:

• 1 cup rolled oats

• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar

• 1/2 cup sliced almonds

• 6 Tablespoons butter, softened

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

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• FILLING:

• 6 cups sliced peaches (about 4 to 6 peaches)

• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar

• 2 tablespoons cornstarch

• 1 teaspoon almond extract

• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

DIRECTIONS

For the topping: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. 

In a small bowl, combine the oats, sugar, almonds, butter, cinnamon and salt and stir with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside. 

For the filling: In a medium bowl, stir together the peaches sugar, cornstarch, almond extract and nutmeg and transfer to an 8- or 9-inch shallow baking dish. Crumble the topping over the peach mixture. Bake until the filling is hot and bubbly and the topping is golden brown, 40 to 50 minutes. 

Serve warm with vanilla ice cream if desired.