Fall is great time of year but I have to admit I do dread a little all of the work that comes with harvesting the garden and fruit trees. Although I absolutely adore having fresh peaches anytime we want them, I do get a little anxiety knowing before the month is over I have to have them all bottled or they will go bad. The sense of accomplishment you get when all of the hard work is over though is such a great feeling! This year I made a new recipe with my peaches I wanted to share with you. Sadly, I don’t have a finished product picture because we sold them at the bake sale too quickly. This Peach Pie with Pecan Crumble was so dreamy yummy. It has all the fall flavor of a cobbler but with the added flaky, buttery crust. Top this pie with ice cream or whipping cream and you have a dessert perfect for your next fall get together.


- 1 favorite pie crust recipe (or store bought)
- 8-10 peaches, depending on the size (about 6-8 cups), peeled and sliced
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- Dash salt
- 4 Tbls. flour
- 3 Tbls. butter
- 4 Tbls. brown sugar
- 3 Tbls. pecans
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- Dash of salt
- Make the pie crust per directions, roll out and form into a pie shell (only the bottom crust is needed). Peel and slice the peaches and place in a strainer. Let the peaches sit for a few minutes and release some of their juices. You want to get rid of some of the juices before you add the peaches to your pie. If you want you can even gently dab them with a paper towel so they are as dry as you can get them. Add the peaches to a bowl and add the brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Stir to combine. Pour the peach mixture in your pie crust. Prepare the crumble by placing all of the ingredients in a food processor or in a bowl. Combine until the ingredients are a crumbly texture and all combined. Sprinkle the crust over the peaches in the pie. Bake the pie at 400 degrees for 30-35 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown and the crumble and peaches are bubbly. Serve warm with ice cream or whipping cream.
Homemade marinara sauce–if you have not tried making your own marinara you MUST give this recipe a try. It freezes awesome and is SO much better than the store bought version. Use fresh tomatoes from your garden or canned tomatoes. Either way, it is much healthier and has more flavor–once you try homemade you can never go back to pasta sauce in a jar 😉
More than 60 quarts of peaches later, I don’t want to see another peach for another year. Glad this job is over and we get to enjoy fresh peaches all year long.
It would be a sad day without apple pie filling in our storage. Fresh apple pies all year are a must around these neck of the woods!
If you have any leftover fruit from your trees or your grocery shopping trips, just rinse the fruit and place them in a Ziploc bag in your freezer. Frozen fruit works great in shakes, smoothies, cobblers or fruit syrups.
Homemade jams, it doesn’t get better! Bake up some whole wheat bread and you have an after school snack any kid would die for!
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I am going to make some marinara sauce from your recipe in the next day or two, and I'm wondering if you sauté the sausage and veggies first and then transfer with the tomatoes to a roaster, or could you do it all in the roaster from the beginning? Also, do you peel the fresh tomatoes and cut them up? Or can you just rough chop them and throw them in with the veggies?
I usually saute the sausage with the onions and then place them in the roaster. That way you can break up the sausage into smaller pieces. Everything else I just throw in my food processor and then put straight in the roaster. The tomatoes I do not peel, I just put them straight in the food processor, puree them and then pour them into the roaster.
Hope that helps 😉 Good luck!
Thanks so much for the recipe and for your help in clarifying! The sauce came out so great that we had some for dinner that night, before freezing the rest! ☺