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Family and friends will cheer for this Gluten-Free Peach Crumble Dessert! Sweet, cinnamon-kissed peaches with a crunchy, buttery oats and nut topping. Easy to make and SO, so good!

Gluten-Free Peach Crumble – A Peachy Keen Dessert Everyone Will Love

By necessity or choice, more people (but not all people) are eating gluten-free these days. Though that can create something of a challenge for home chefs, it really doesn’t have to. The solution is simple. Find delicious, gluten-free recipes that taste so great that nobody will miss the gluten.

This Gluten-Free Peach Crumble is one of those recipes!

I recently made it for a mixed- audience dinner party, with equal number of gluten lovers and gluten avoiders. Not only did people go back for seconds, they scraped their bowls in hopes of getting one last, luscious bite.

And who can blame them?

What’s not to love about a warm, peach and cinnamon filling topped with a sweet and crunchy crumble of oven-baked oats, nuts, and butter. Nothing!

This scrumptious peach crumble will bring a cheer from everybody at your dinner table – especially the cook! Because not only is this delectable dessert a genuine crowd-pleaser, it’s incredibly easy to make.

Scroll on down and I’ll show you!

What Do You Need To Make Gluten-Free Peach Crumble?

Fruit crumbles have two parts – the filling and the topping. Let’s go over the ingredients for each part separately, starting with the filling.

Peaches – Fresh, ripe, peeled, and sliced peaches would be my first preference here. But if peaches aren’t in season, frozen will work too.
Brown sugar – Brown sugar has a rich, slightly caramel flavor that works well with peaches. You could sub white sugar in a pinch, but brown is better.
Tapioca flour – This will help make the filling a little thicker (but not gluey). Tapioca flour is my favorite thickener for fruit fillings. It has a neutral taste that lets the fruit flavor shine through. You could also use cornstarch. Either way, sift it onto the fruit. Nobody likes lumps in their peaches!
Ground cinnamon – A little cinnamon adds flavor and smells amazing during baking!

Next, let’s talk about the topping ingredients. If you’re making this for someone who is gluten-free, you need to pay attention to this part.

Gluten-Free Rolled Oats – Yes, you read that right. You can use free oats for this recipe. Wait, I hear you asking, aren’t oats gluten-free to begin with?They are. But the facility that processes oats may be using the same equipment to process other grains. Perhaps not a big deal for those with a mild gluten intolerance. But it’s a real problem for those with serious gluten issues, such as celiac disease. Quaker, Bob’s Red Mill, and Nature’s Path all offer gluten-free oats.

Almond flour or almond meal – This is just finely ground almonds. Besides being gluten-free, it adds a wonderfully sweet and nutty flavor to your peach crumble.
Pecans – Or sub walnuts or almonds.
Kosher Salt – Cut the amount in half if you use regular table salt
Butter – Melted butter adds richness, color, crunch, and helps the crumble mixture stick together.
Milk – The butter and milk make the mixture moist enough to hold together loosely without being wet. If the mixture seems too dry, add a little more milk.

Baking and Serving Gluten-Free Peach Crumble

One of the many things I love about crumbles is that they are incredibly easy to make.

You don’t even have to cook the filling beforehand. You just plop the peaches into the baking pan, sprinkle on the other ingredients, and stir.

The topping’s dry ingredients are stirred together in a bowl. Then you’ll drizzle and stir the butter and milk in turn, spoon it over the peaches, and bake.

Honestly, that’s all there is to it!

The filling will be very hot when it comes out of the oven. So, you should let it cool for a few minutes before serving, especially if you’re feeding kids.

It’s just as good warm as cold. That’s a bonus if you want to make dessert ahead of time. If you want the best of both worlds – warm and made ahead – just pop it back in the oven for five or ten minutes before serving.

Gluten-Free Peach Crumble is terrific all by itself. However, a scoop of vanilla ice cream will add an extra layer of yum to an already fantastic dessert.

Give it a try soon!