Browned Butter Vanilla Bean Peach Crumble
Flavorful peach crumble with notes of toasty browned butter and vanilla bean. Serve warm with ice cream for the ultimate dessert.
Ingredients
For the crumble
- ½ cup salted butter
- ¾ cup + 1 tbsp all purpose flour
- ½ cup oats
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste
For the filling
- 3½-4 cups sliced peaches, fresh or frozen if using frozen, let thaw for 30 minutes
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 3 tbsp brown sugar divided
- 2 tsp vanilla bean paste
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
Instructions
- Start by making the browned butter. Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Once melted, stir constantly until the butter turns a medium brown and smells toasty like caramel. Pour the butter into a heat safe dish and let cool down most of the way.
- Preheat the oven to 350 ℉. Add the peaches, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons of the brown sugar, vanilla bean paste, 1 tablespoon of the browned butter, and cornstarch to an 8–9-inch pie pan or skillet. Stir to combine the ingredients. Sprinkle the remaining tablespoon of brown sugar over the peaches and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, stir together all of the crumble ingredients and the remaining browned butter. Stir together with a fork. The mixture should be mostly dry and crumbly. If it seems wet and isn't easy to crumble, add more flour 1 tablespoon at a time. Sprinkle the crumble over the peach filling.
- Bake for about 55 minutes. * If using fresh peaches, reduce the bake time about 10 minutes* The crumble should be lightly golden brown and bubbly. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream.