Description
This Summer Fruit Pie with Crumb Topping is a vibrant tribute to the season’s freshest stone fruits, featuring juicy peaches, sweet cherries, and luscious plums. With its golden, crunchy topping, this pie offers a delightful contrast to the tender fruit filling. Ideal for picnics, family gatherings, or backyard barbecues, it’s sure to be the star of the dessert table. Not only is it easy to prepare, but it also allows you to customize with your favorite fruits. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or fresh whipped cream to enhance its deliciousness. Get ready to impress your loved ones with this stunning summer treat!
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 10 tablespoons cold unsalted butter
- 6 to 8 tablespoons ice cold water
- 8 cups sliced summer stone fruit (peaches, cherries, plums)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 6 to 8 tablespoons tapioca starch
- Juice and zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (for crumb topping)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar (for crumb topping)
- 1/4 cup Turbinado sugar (for crumb topping)
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (for crumb topping)
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger (for crumb topping)
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt (for crumb topping)
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter (melted for crumb topping)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for crumb topping)
Instructions
- Make the pie crust by mixing flour, sugar, salt, and cold butter until crumbly. Add ice water gradually until dough forms. Chill for at least an hour.
- Roll out the chilled dough and transfer it to a pie pan. Trim and crimp edges.
- Prepare the filling by combining sliced fruits with sugar, tapioca starch, lemon juice and zest, and cinnamon. Pour into the crust.
- Bake at 400°F for 30 minutes on a baking sheet.
- For the crumb topping, mix flour, sugars, spices, melted butter, and vanilla until crumbly; sprinkle over baked fruit filling.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375°F and bake until bubbly (35–45 minutes).
- Cool completely before serving.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 75 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 22g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 30mg