This heart healthy peach oat crisp takes a classic summer dessert and gives it a nutritious twist, so you can enjoy every bite without the extra saturated fat you’d find in a traditional crisp.
Why Make a Peach Oat Crisp?
This version swaps butter for extra virgin olive oil, uses oats and oat flour for oat fiber goodness, and adds walnuts for a dose of heart healthy omega-3 fats. Best of all, it’s naturally sweetened with just the right amount of brown sugar so the peaches can shine.
Whether you serve it at a summer barbecue, as a cozy weeknight treat, or even with a dollop of Greek yogurt for breakfast (yes, dessert for breakfast!), this recipe is one you’ll come back to again and again.
Ingredients In a Peach Oat Crisp
This peach oat crisp is packed with heart healthy ingredients, including whole grains from oats and oat flour to support healthy cholesterol levels, and healthy fats from extra virgin olive oil and walnuts to help protect your heart.
Sweet peaches and warming cinnamon provide antioxidants, while the oats and walnuts add a boost of fiber. Plus, the peaches are a natural source of potassium, which supports healthy blood pressure.
This peach oat crisp recipe is DASH diet, Mediterranean diet, Portfolio diet, MIND diet approved
- Old-fashioned rolled oats – rich in soluble fiber; don’t substitute steel-cut oats (too chewy) or instant oats (too mushy).
- Oat flour – adds whole grain nutrition and helps the topping hold together.
- Walnuts – provide omega-3 fats for heart health.
- Extra virgin olive oil – healthy monounsaturated fat that supports good cholesterol.
- Peaches – natural sweetness, vitamin C, and potassium.
- Cornstarch – helps thicken the peach juices for the perfect filling.
- Brown sugar – a touch of sweetness so the peaches shine.
- Cinnamon – adds warmth and helps balance blood sugar.
- Lemon juice – brightens flavor and helps prevent peaches from browning.
- Vanilla extract – enhances the natural sweetness.
Make It Your Own
No oat flour? Simply blend rolled oats in a blender until fine. Or try a different fruit. This crisp works beautifully with nectarines, plums, or even berries.
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Heart Healthy Peach Oat Crisp
Equipment
- 2 bowls
- 1 Baking Dish
Ingredients
Filling
- 6 peaches unpeeled, about 5 cups, diced
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 1.5 tbsp brown sugar
- 0.5 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 0.5 tsp vanilla extract
Topping
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- 0.5 cup oat flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
- 0.25 cup brown sugar packed
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 9×9-inch baking dish with extra virgin olive oil.
- In a large bowl, toss sliced peaches with cornstarch, brown sugar, cinnamon, and lemon juice. Pour into the baking dish and lay flat.
- In another bowl, combine oats, oat flour, cinnamon, and walnuts. Stir in brown sugar and olive oil until mixture is crumbly.
- Sprinkle the oat topping evenly over the peaches. Bake for 35-40 minutes, or until the topping is golden and the peaches are bubbling.
- Cool slightly before serving. Delicious on its own or with a dollop of Greek yogurt. Best when fresh, though leftovers keep for 2-3 days covered in the refrigerator.