Gluten-free Peach Oatmeal Cobbler, Gluten-free Peach Oatmeal Cookie Crisp, Gluten-free Oatmeal Cookie Peach Crisp, Gluten-free Peach Delight… so many name ideas for this recipe. It was hard to come up with the appropriate name for this dessert I created recently!!! It tastes most like a gluten-free peach crisp, but instead of the traditional crisp topping, it’s topped with oatmeal cookies! It looks more like a gluten-free peach cobbler for sure!
I got the idea for a dessert like this from a friend a few years back, and then put my own twist on it. I asked my friends on Facebook for name ideas and received all of the above, and more. While it looks more like a “cobbler” does, the topping is nothing like a gluten-free cobbler topping, which is biscuit-like.
In this gluten-free peach dessert, cinnamon, sugar and peaches are tossed together and topped with my favorite gluten-free oatmeal cookie dough and baked until cooked through. That’s right, instead of the usual sugar/butter/oats topping for a crisp, this is topped with gluten-free oatmeal cookies!
Served warm, with a scoop of ice cream, this dessert is a perfect gluten-free summer dessert! It’s excellent topped with whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla ice cream like you see here:
To make this topping, I use a medium cookie scoop to make it super simple to scoop the oatmeal cookie dough onto the peach filling. No mess and super fast! The cookies don’t spread out much, so I flatten them out some. You could also use a small cookie scoop if you’d prefer!
Here’s a look at before baking (top) and after baking (bottom). You can see that the cookies only spread a bit. Sometimes I take the time to make every cookie piece the same size and lined up perfectly for presentation, and the rest of the time I remind myself that it tastes delicious either way and to just work quickly and get it done!
Notes on ingredients and substitutions for this Gluten-free Peach Crumble:
Make sure you use certified gluten-free oats grown with purity protocol when you make this. I use Wyoming grown GF Harvest Gluten Free Old Fashioned Rolled Oats or GF Harvest Gluten Free Organic Old Fashioned Rolled Oats.
Flour: I’ve tested this recipe with gfJules gluten-free flour blend, Authentic Foods Multi-Blend Flour, and Gluten Free Mama’s Almond Blend All Purpose Flour and recommend any of those. Feel free to try with your favorite blend, realizing that I can’t try every flour blend out there!
Dairy: To make this a gluten-free dairy-free peach crisp, just swap out the butter for your favorite butter alternative for baking. They all work a bit differently, so results can vary. I’d recommend Earth Balance buttery sticks or coconut oil. Swap the milk for your favorite plain or vanilla flavored non-dairy milk alternative like almond milk.
2cupscertified gluten-free rolled oats or quick oats
Instructions
Lightly spray a 9×13 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Preheat oven to 350°.
Peach base:
In a bowl, gently stir together sliced peaches, sugar, cinnamon, flour and lemon juice until peaches are coated evenly.
Spoon peach mixture into greased 9×13" baking dish. Spread evenly.
Oatmeal Cookie Topping:
In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat butter (or alternative) on medium speed for 30 seconds.
Add the brown sugar, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, vanilla, egg, xanthan gum, and 1 cup of the flour. Beat until thoroughly combined. Beat in remaining flour. Turn mixer to low speed and mix in the oats, stopping just when thoroughly mixed in.
Use a large cookie scoop or rounded tablespoon to scoop the cookie dough all over the peach mixture.
Bake at 350° for 40 minutes or until lightly browned and peach mixture is bubbly.
Notes
Good quality gluten-free all-purpose flour: I recommend gfJules, Authentic Foods Multi-Blend, Gluten Free Mama, or King Arthur Flour Measure for Measure.*If the gluten-free flour blend you use already has xanthan gum or guar gum in it, then omit the xanthan gum called for in this recipe.
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