Peach-Berry Corn Crisp

Peach-Berry Corn Crisp

A simple late summer dessert, this crisp is not too sweet so it doubles as breakfast in our house. To mix things up, use any berries you’d like — or really, any mix of fruit. I think the crisp is best the day it’s made but you can certainly make it up to 1 day in advance. If you don’t have spelt flour, feel free to use whole wheat pastry or whole wheat flour instead.

Adapted from: Bon Appetit

Ingredients

For the filling:

3 cups (390g) fresh or frozen blueberries
2 cups (300g) diced peaches (about 4 medium peaches)
1/4 cup (45g) natural cane sugar (like turbinado)
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
3 tablespoons finely grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

For the Crust:

2/3 cup plus two tablespoons (90g) spelt flour
2/3 cup (105g) medium-grind cornmeal
1/4 cup (45g) natural cane sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
10 tablespoons chilled unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1 cup fresh corn kernels (from about 1 large ear)

To serve:

Vanilla ice cream, optional

Instructions

Toss blueberries, peaches, sugar, lemon juice and zest, cornstarch and salt into a shallow 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.

Preheat oven to 375 F. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar and salt in a medium bowl. Using your hands, work butter into dry ingredients until there aren’t any dry spots of flour left and mixture holds together when squeezed (ok if it’s a bit chunky). Add corn and toss to evenly distribute. Press topping between your fingers and break into large pieces over the filling.

Bake crisp until topping is golden brown and juices are bubbling, 50-60 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes before serving. Serve warm or room temperature with vanilla ice cream, if you’d like. Crisp can be made 1 day ahead; store covered at room temperature.