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The ultimate fruit crisp featuring summer fruit such as cherries, apricots and peaches, all finished off with a buttery oatmeal walnut topping. The perfect way to showcase summer fruit!

You can never go wrong with a good fruit crisp, especially when stone fruit and berries are plentiful and in season.

A serving spoon in a pan of fruit crisp.

It took me a long time to find the perfect recipe for fruit crisp. I tried different variations for years and always found something that wasn’t quite right. For such a simple dessert you’d think it would be easy to make a good one, but there are a lot of factors that can go wrong. The fruit filling can be too sweet, too tart, too thick, too thin. The topping can have too much flour, too much oatmeal, too little butter or be overly greasy.

I can, with confidence, tell you that this recipe for mixed summer fruit crisp is the ultimate crisp recipe. To me, this crisp tastes like something you’d pay $8 for in a restaurant. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and you’ve got the perfect summer dessert.

How do you make fruit crisp?

For this recipe you’ll need 5 cups of your favorite summer fruit. I recommend a mixture of fruit – I used peaches, nectarines, apricots and cherries.

A colander filled with peaches, apricots and cherries.

The fruit gets tossed in a little sugar and flour and then goes into the baking pan. The crisp topping takes just minutes to put together – the dry ingredients go into a bowl, melted butter is mixed in and then you’re done!

A ramekin holding a serving of fruit crisp.

I used walnuts in my crisp topping, but you could substitute in pecans or almonds if you prefer. Or if you’re not a nut lover, leave them out entirely.

A pan of cherry and peach crisp.

In my opinion, a crisp isn’t a complete dessert until you’ve added a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top – wouldn’t you agree?

A bowl of fruit crisp topped with vanilla ice cream.

You probably have everything you need at home right now to make this mixed summer fruit crisp. So what are you waiting for?!

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The ultimate fruit crisp featuring your favorite summer fruit and a buttery oatmeal walnut topping.
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Fruit Crisp

The ultimate fruit crisp featuring your favorite summer fruit and a buttery oatmeal walnut topping. 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword fruit crisp
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 servings
Calories 253kcal
Author Sara Welch

Ingredients

For the fruit

  • 5 cups summer fruit (I used equal amounts of peaches, apricots, nectarines and cherries), cut into similar sized pieces
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the topping

  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
  • pinch of salt
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
  • cooking spray
  • Vanilla ice cream for serving (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9 inch square baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, gently mix the fruit with the sugar, flour and vanilla extract; transfer to baking pan.
  • For the topping, put the flour, brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, walnuts and salt into a medium bowl, stir to combine. Pour in the melted butter. Using a fork, stir the ingredients until they are thoroughly combined.
  • Sprinkle the topping evenly over the fruit mixture. Place the pan in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until topping is deep golden brown and fruit is bubbling. Cool slightly; serve warm or at room temperature with vanilla ice cream.

Notes

Make Ahead: The crisp can be made a day in advance; store it in the fridge until you're ready to serve it.
Little Helpers: My girls helped make the topping and they sprinkled it over the top of the fruit.

Nutrition

Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 227mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 10.6% | Vitamin C: 7.7% | Calcium: 2.2% | Iron: 5.3%

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Comments

  1. Jessica says

    August 11, 2018 at 3:20 pm


    Just made this to take to dinner at a friend’s house. It smelled wonderful while baking, and tasted even better! One of our friends has a dairy allergy, so we substituted coconut oil for the butter in the topping. Had to bake it about 10 minutes longer for the topping to really get crispy, but it still turned out amazing. Thank you for the simple, delicious recipe. We’ll absolutely be making this again!

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  6. Mariah @ Mariah's Pleasing Plates says

    July 31, 2015 at 9:40 pm

    I love fruit crisps! Can’t wait to try out your perfected recipe, looks amazing!! Especially topped with a big scoop of ice cream! Pinned for later 😉

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  7. Gwen @simplyhealthyfamily says

    July 31, 2015 at 4:43 pm

    I absolutely LOVE fruit crisps, one of my all time favorite desserts ever! You’re so right, getting this seemingly simple dessert perfect is somewhat of a challenge! Thanks for sharing! Pinning to make very, very soon! Gorgeous photos btw!

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    • Sara says

      August 1, 2015 at 9:41 pm

      Thanks Ali! It’s really easy to gobble up the whole pan, my husband only got a small piece because the kids and I made good work of it before he got home! 😉

      Reply

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