Peach and Blueberry Crisp

This recipe seems quick and easy, and with an added bonus: it kills two birds with one stone, peaches and blueberries in the same recipe! Not many in my household are fans of cooked blueberries (me being one of them) so the peaches in this recipe should dilute the blueberry flavor some. Here's the recipe:

Peach and Blueberry Crisp*:

makes: 12 servings

Things you need:

• Stove
• Oven
• Saucepan
• Mixing bowl
• Fork
• Two quart baking dish
• Optional: cookie sheet

Ingredients:

• 2lb peaches-peeled, pitted, and sliced
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3/4 cup blueberries
• 1 1/2 cups oatmeal
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 stick (1/2 cup) butter chilled and cubed
• Optional: vanilla ice cream

How to make it:

1. Preheat oven to 350 F
2. Combine peaches, granulated sugar, water, cornstarch, first teaspoon cinnamon, and vanilla, in a saucepan over medium heat
3. Cook for 10 minutes until it seems more jam-like than liquidy
4. Add blueberries, and cook for 5 more minutes
5. In mixing bowl, combine oatmeal, flour, rest of cinnamon, brown sugar, and salt
6. Add cubed butter and cut in until it forms crumbles
7. Pour fruit into baking dish and sprinkle crumbles evenly on top
8. Place baking dish on a cookie sheet in the oven (to prevent drips) and cook till the topping is golden brown (30 minutes)
9. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream

How it turned out:

Delicious! We had it the morning after it was made at room temperature (and without vanilla ice cream *gasp :O* ) but it still came out delicious. Anna rates it 8/10, Alex gives it 9.5/10, Tamsin gives it 10/10, and so do I :) Mom rates it delicious. Apparently, Anna got a piece with very little crisp, while everyone else had tons of it. Oh well. The blueberries were barely taste-able, but gave it a beautiful magenta color. For how much I liked it alone, and the agreeing votes, I will definately try to make this again.

*original recipe found at www.recipetips.com