If your ideal summer dessert is juicy, golden, buttery, and tastes like sunshine, stop what you’re doing. This Nectarine Pecan Crisp is about to be your thing. No fussy dough, no chilling time, no pastry stress. Just ripe stone fruit, bubbling away under a crunchy, nutty topping, and a big scoop of vanilla ice cream melting into the corners.

The best thing about this recipe is you can truly sub out whatever fruit you happen to have on hand! I was 1 nectarine short, so l added some strawberries and I loved it! Make this for the next bqq you go to, or whenever you want something sweet, buttery, and tart. You can serve with vanilla ice cream or even a whipped cream topping. Delish!

This recipe is a total crowd-pleaser — sweet-tart nectarines, a toasty pecan-oat crumble, and the kind of no-fuss baking that feels like a win even on the hottest July afternoon.

Ingredients

For the nectarine filling:

Salted butter, for greasing
3 lbs ripe nectarines, pitted and chopped into 1-inch pieces (about 6 cups)
½ cup granulated sugar
Juice of ½ lemon
4 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch of kosher salt

For the crisp topping:

¾ cup old-fashioned rolled oats
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup pecans, chopped
⅔ cup light brown sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon kosher salt
8 tablespoons salted butter, melted (aka one glorious stick)

Method

Make the nectarine filling:
Preheat the oven to 375°F with a rack in the center position
Lightly grease a 10-inch oven-safe skillet with butter
To the skillet, add nectarines, sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, vanilla, and a pinch of kosher salt
Still to combine. Set aside while you make the toping
Make the crisp topping:
In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, pecans, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt
Pour melted butter over the top, and stire
Sprinkle topping over the fruit in an even layer
Pro tip: you can truly sub out so many fruits if you don’t have, or like, nectarines! Use plums, cherries, peaches, or a handful of raspberries or strawberries!

Enjoy!

Cortney

Cortney LaCorte

Cortney LaCorte is the creator of CheeseGal, a food and entertaining blog born in her Nashville kitchen that celebrates cheese, charcuterie and joyful gatherings