Peach Crisp With Pretzel Streusel

These individually served desserts highlight all the best things about juicy summer peaches. Then, they're topped with a sweet and salty pretzel crumble. And, don't forget the cool vanilla ice cream on the side!

This dessert is so simple to throw together. It tastes like it took you all day to make. But in reality, it's as simple as mixing the peaches with some sugar and spices, throwing them in cute little pie dishes, topping them with a quick pretzel/sugar/butter/flour mix, and popping it all in the oven to get gooey and bubbly.

Let's talk peaches. Peaches are in their absolute prime right now, and it's easy to pick out a good peach. Use the same approach you would as if you were picking out an avocado. When choosing the perfect peach, look for a fruit that's not bruised and has just a little give when you give it a light squeeze. Also, make sure you give it a sniff. If it smells sweet and peachy, it will taste sweet and peachy. If it doesn't have a very strong scent, move on to the next fruit. No scent = no flavor.

Peach skin is nice and thin, so we don't even need to peel them before we use them. So slice each peach into roughly 16 slices, then add them to a bowl with some cinnamon, a pinch of nutmeg, a squeeze of lemon, and a little sugar. Toss everything together until the peaches are coated, and let them sit for a few minutes while you prepare your streusel.

The streusel is just as easy to prepare as the peaches! All we need is some melted butter, some brown sugar, a little flour, and some mini pretzels that have been crushed to small, but not completely ground, pieces. Mix it all together until it's nice and crumbly, and it's ready to go.

We're serving these as individually portioned desserts, so we're going to divide our peaches and streusel between four 6 inch mini pie plates. But, you could certainly bake this as one large dessert and load everything up into a 9 inch pie plate. Either way, we'll layer in the peaches into the bottom of the dish, and sprinkle that crumbly streusel right over top. Then, to the oven it goes until the peaches are bubbly and the streusel is golden. And then, it's time to devour!

This dessert is like heaven in your mouth. The peaches are sweet and warm with the perfect amount of spice from the cinnamon. And, the streusel is a little sweet, a little savory, and a little crunchy all at the same time. The contrast of textures and flavors are absolutely divine.

But if you really want to soar this dessert into the next realm, serve it with a little cold vanilla ice cream on the side.

ABSOLUTE PERFECTION!

Okie dokes. That's all we've got for today. If anyone needs me, I'll be face deep in this peach crisp.

I hope you enjoy. And, let's eat!