Gingery Peach Cobbler
Fresh ginger gives this Southern biscuit-topped dessert a hint of spice. If you don’t have fresh ginger, use about 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger, instead, or just add to taste.
Ingredients
Serves: 8
For the filling:
6 cups sliced peaches
2 tsp finely grated fresh ginger (peeled)
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
For the topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 cup heavy cream
3 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
Coarse sanding sugar, for sprinkling (optional)
Mixed-Berry Sangria Crisp
The filling of this crisp — known for its crumbly topping of flour, butter, sugar, and (often) oats — is spiked with red wine and citrus juice to evoke the flavors of summery sangria. You can make this crisp well into fall and beyond, though. Most grocery stores have berries year round and you could always use frozen berries, thawed, in a pinch!
Ingredients:
Serves: 8
For the filling:
4 cups mixed berries
2 Macintosh apples, peeled and chopped
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 dry red wine
3 tbsp all-purpose flour
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp finely grated orange zest
Pinch of salt
For the topping:
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup old-fashioned oats
1/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 stick unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Vanilla ice cream or red wine sorbet, for serving (optional)
Pineapple-Rum Brown Betty
The star ingredient in a Brown Betty is bread. This colonial dessert is made by layering sweetened fruit with buttery DIY breadcrumbs, which soften into a pudding-like treat (think bread pudding) — the top layer of crumbs crisp up in the oven for texture. Feel free to skip the nuts if you want to save a few dollars.
Ingredients
Serves: 6 to 8
For the filling:
6 cups pineapple cubes (from about 2 pineapples)
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 tbsp rum (optional)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
For the topping:
5 slices white bread
1 cup pecans, chopped
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
2 to 3 tbsp packed light-brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
Vanilla ice cream, for serving (optional)