Brown Butter Oatmeal Peach Skillet Bites
Toasty oat bites bake around juicy peaches with brown butter, cinnamon, and a crisp golden edge.
Prep: 15 · Cook: 25 · Total: 40 · Serves: 8 · Difficulty: Easy · Rating: 4.8/5 (201 reviews)
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An original dessert inspired by oatmeal cookies, peach crisp, and the nutty depth of brown butter.
Story
Casey likes desserts that make the kitchen smell better before anyone takes a bite. Brown butter gives these oat bites a toasted, cookie-like edge, and peaches soften into little pockets of summer. The skillet keeps the recipe relaxed and the pieces easy to share. Add ice cream while they are still warm and let it find every crack.
By Casey
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 2 ripe peaches, thinly sliced
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Pinch of kosher salt
- Vanilla ice cream, for serving
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350 F and melt the butter in a 10-inch ovenproof skillet over medium heat.
- Cook the butter for 3 minutes until the milk solids turn amber and smell nutty, then remove from the heat.
- Stir oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt into the browned butter until crumbly.
- Press two-thirds of the oat mixture across the skillet bottom and arrange the peaches over it.
- Whisk the egg, vanilla, and lemon juice, drizzle over the peaches, and scatter the remaining oat mixture on top.
- Bake for 25 minutes until golden at the edges, cool for 10 minutes, and cut into small bites before serving.
Chef Tips
- Brown the butter slowly so the milk solids do not scorch.
- Use firm ripe peaches that hold their shape in the oven.
- Let the skillet cool briefly before cutting clean bites.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or plain yogurt.
Cook's Notes
- Watch the butter closely as it turns amber.
- Leave some oat crumble loose on top for texture.
- Rest before slicing so the bites set.
- Swap nectarines for peaches if needed.