Baked Streusel Peaches

I love peach pie, and I love peach crumble and peach cobber, but one of my all time favorite things to make with peaches that is way easier than any of those desserts is these Baked Streusel Peaches!  The peaches have been amazing lately and I have been buying them every week when I go to the store, so I decided to make some of these last weekend and share the recipe with you all!

This is super simple, not much cutting is involved.  You just halve some ripe peaches, sprinkle them with sugar, bake them until they are starting to soften, and then make a delicious streusel to top them off with.  I am a big sucker for streusel, because I love the crunch and sweetness.  It is the perfect thing to top fruit off with!  You can make it in several different ways, some people just like to use flour, oil (or butter) and sugar, but I like to go the adding oats route because it makes it even more crunchy and delicious! 

My streusel just has, oats, flour, sugar, vanilla powder and sea salt with coconut oil for the fat to make it crunchy and delicious!  You could use vegan butter if you wanted, but coconut oil is what I happened to have on hand. I also love the flavor that it gives this streusel!  It is really simple to make, you just scrunch it all together with your hands until the oil is evenly distributed and it is well mixed!

These smell amazing while baking!  They are honestly best served warm topped off with some vegan ice cream or coconut cream.  They are so heavenly!  Sweet, aromatic baked to perfection with the crunchy streusel!  The cool cream is the perfect partner for it! If you are in the mood for a simple peach dessert, definitely give these Streusel Baked Peaches a try!

Baked Streusel Peaches

Makes 4

Ingredients:

• 2 larger just ripe (but not mushy organic peaches, cut in half, and pits removed carefully)
• 2 Tbsp plus 1 tsp granulated sugar, divided
• 1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp organic rolled oats
• 2 Tbsp whole wheat pastry flour
• 1/4 tsp vanilla powder
• 1 Tbsp coconut oil
• pinch sea salt

Instructions:

1. Preheat the oven to 400F degrees.
2. Place the peaches cut side up in a pie plate or smaller baking dish. Sprinkle each with a teaspoon of coconut sugar, and cover with a lid or foil. Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes when the peaches have began to soften.
3. Meanwhile, while you are waiting for the peaches, combine 1 Tbsp sugar, the oats, the flour, coconut oil and the sea salt in a small dish and scrunch together with your fingers until it starts to form clumps. Set aside.
4. When the peaches have baked 20 minutes, remove the plate with the peaches from the oven and sprinkle each with the streusel. Place back into the oven uncovered.
5. Bake until the streusel is starting to brown and the peaches are tender, about 15 minutes more.