Employee Recipe: Alexis’s Peach Breadcrumb Betty Dessert
Because tree-ripe peaches bring her so much juicy joy, she peels, pits, slices, and freezes them by the box load every summer, a simple, perfectly peachy swap was all Alexis needed to make this BC Breadcrumb Betty all her own.
Ingredients
For the Peach Fruit Base:
- 6 cups peaches , sliced (about 8 – 10 medium fresh peaches (or use frozen and thawed))
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
For the Sprouted Breadcrumb Betty Topping:
- 8 slices The Queen’s Khorasan﹘Ancient Grain bread (or use your favourite Silver Hills Bakery sprouted bread)
- 4 Tbsp plant-based butter or non-dairy buttery spread, melted
- 2 Tbsp light brown sugar , packed
- ½ Tbsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Place all of the peach fruit base ingredients in a medium bowl and toss until well combined. Pour into a lightly greased 6-inch × 6-inch square baking dish (or equivalent) and set aside.
- Tear slices of sprouted bread into pieces and pulse in a food processor until you have coarse crumbs. In a small bowl, combine sprouted breadcrumbs with remaining betty topping ingredients and mix well.
- Sprinkle the sprouted breadcrumb betty topping evenly over the peach fruit base, then cover the baking dish tightly with foil.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil and bake 10 – 15 minutes more until the topping is golden brown and the peaches are tender.
- Serve warm topped with plant-based vanilla ice cream or coconut whipped cream. Optional: drizzle your sprouted breadcrumb Betty dessert with peach syrup if you have it.
Tips
- **If using fresh peaches:** Try to find freestone peaches, which are easier to pit than clingstone varieties. To peel fresh peaches: Boil a large pot of water and prepare an ice bath; slice an X into the skin on bottom of each peach, blanch for 1 minute in boiling water, then plunge peaches into the ice bath to cool. The skins should slide right off!- **If using store-bought frozen peaches:** 6 cups of frozen peaches is almost exactly one 600 g bag (or 1 ½ 16 oz (1 lb) bags) from the grocery store.