Buttery, crumbly vanilla-almond dough sandwiching a fresh peach filling. Part pie, part crisp, part cobbler – these Peach Crumb Bars are a summer dessert that everyone will go crazy for!

These Peach Crumb Bars are the dessert that has to happen before summer is over. Sweet, buttery, almond-scented, and bursting with layers of fresh juicy peaches. Can it be summer forever? No? Well then you better make these ASAP. Hint: You’ll be the hit of the Labor Day get-together when you show up with these beauties.

I have shared Berry Crumb Bars, Nutella Crumb Bars, Jam Filled Crumb Bars and Apple Crumb Bars (←bookmark those for fall). Do we see a trend here? Yes, and there is zero shame in my game. This girl LOVES a CRUMB TOPPING!

Peach Crumb Bars

1. Let’s start with the crust, which is also the topping! We make a sweet, buttery, vanilla-almond dough that gets pressed into the bottom of a baking pan, with some reserved for crumbling over the fruit.
2. Peel and slice 6-7 medium sized peaches. Toss them with a little sugar, cornstarch and lemon juice.
3. Spread the peaches out onto the crust and crumble the reserved topping over the peaches.

Now here comes the hard part… If you want to cut these into neat and clean slices you will have to wait for them to cool. And let me tell you, it is borderline torture. When you pull these from the oven with bubbling peach juices and the aroma of almond, butter, and vanilla it will take every ounce of willpower to not demolish these immediately. Patience, my friends.

Once cool, you can cut these into pretty little bars. Serve them as is or with a drizzle of icing, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or dollop of whipped cream.

How to Peel a Peach

1. Drop the peaches into a pot of boiling water for about 15-20 seconds.
2. Remove with a slotted spoon and place into a large bowl of ice water.
3. Once the peaches have cooled (this happens quickly), you should be able to peel the skin right off using your fingers.

Alternately, you can use a sharp paring knife to remove the peach skin.

I don’t want to tell you what to do, but, I will gently nudge you to pick up some peaches and make these tasty Peach Crumb Bars before summer is g-o-n-e. The pumpkin and apple recipes are coming… fall is on the horizon. Let’s squeeze in one last little bit of summer.

P.S. If any leftover bars make their way into your fridge, they might make the best breakfast ever. Not that I know or anything (ahem).

MORE PEACH RECIPES: PEACH JAM – PEACH CRISP – STUFFED PEACHES – PEACH CRUMB CAKE – PEACH COBBLER

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