Prep: 20min
Cooking time: 30-40 min
Servings: 16 bars
Kcal per bar: 172
Buttery, Fruity, and Perfectly Sweet 🍑🍰
These homemade peach crumb bars feature a juicy peach filling nestled between a golden, buttery crust and a crunchy crumble topping. Easy to make and even easier to love—perfect for dessert, brunch, or a midday treat!
For the Crumble and Crust:
| 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour |
| ½ cup granulated sugar |
| ½ teaspoon baking powder |
| Pinch salt |
| 10 tablespoons unsalted butter cold and cut into cubes |
| 1 large egg yolk |
| 1 tablespoon cold water |
For the Peach Filling:
| 2 – 2 ½ cups fresh peach slices |
| 1 tablespoons lemon juice |
| 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour |
| ½ cup granulated sugar |
| ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon |
| ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg |
| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
Directions:
For the Crumb and Crust:
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a 8×8-inch baking pan with the non-stick coating of your choice.
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For the crumb and crust, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
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Next, cut in the cold butter using two forks or a pastry cutter then slowly mix in the egg yolk and cold water. Don’t worry if the dough seems really crumbly. It should be!
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Next take half of the crumble mixture and press into the prepared pan. The rest should be saved for the top of the bars.
For the Peach Filling:
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Stir together peach slices, lemon juice, flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla until combined.
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To assemble, evenly add peach filling to top of crust.
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Next sprinkle the remaining crumble over the top of the peach filling.
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Bake for 30-38 minutes or until golden brown and set.
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Cool bars to room temperature then cut and serve.
Full Nutrition facts:
| Kcal: 172 | Sodium: 18mg |
| Carbohydrates: 25g | Potassium: 48mg |
| Protein: 2g | Fiber: 1g |
| Fat: 8g | Sugar: 15g |
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