Sweet, buttery, and deliciously filling, this peach breakfast bake is a healthy breakfast recipe that tastes like homemade peach crumble!
Someday, I am going to be a very good grandma.
By the time I’m old, I will have had lots of practice. I often sit down for dinner at 5, constantly nag people to eat more vegetables, and living in Florida sounds like a dream!
But every now and then, I like to stay out late. Unfortunately, my body doesn’t care if I’m up at 2am; it’ll still be wide-eyed and ready to go by 6 the next morning! For example, on Friday night I went out dancing and had two friends spend the night afterward. I woke up at 5:30 yesterday morning, while they proceeded to sleep until noon.
That’s okay; I actually enjoy my time alone in the mornings. It’s peaceful when no one else is awake. Yesterday, when I got back from running and found my friends still asleep, I figured I’d surprise them with breakfast. Little did I know I’d be eating lunch by the time they got up…
What to make?
First, I thought about baking a Chocolate Banana Bread.
But my friends aren’t the biggest banana fans. So I decided to try something new on them. A few months ago, I’d pulled a recipe for apple crisp out of People magazine. It caught my eye due to its simplicity. I very loosely used this apple-crisp recipe as a guide for yesterday’s breakfast: peach breakfast bake. My friends loved it… when they finally woke up!
Peach Breakfast Bake
Ingredients
- 5 cups sliced peaches
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp cornstarch or arrowroot
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 cups crushed cereal of choice (I used shredded wheat)
- 1/2 cup sweetener of choice, or 1/4 tsp uncut stevia
- 4 tbsp melted butter, coconut oil, or applesauce or banana for low fat
- 1/2 tsp salt (decrease to 1/4 tsp if using salted butter spread)
- optional yogurt or nondairy creamer for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F. If desired, peel the peaches. Mix them with the lemon, arrowroot, cinnamon, half of the salt, and half of the sweetener. Let sit for ten minutes. Meanwhile, stir the crushed cereal, remaining sweetener and salt, and melted butter or oil in a separate bowl until well-blended. Spread the peach mixture in an 8-inch baking pan. Top with the cereal mixture. Bake for 45 minutes. To serve, I like to mix each portion with yogurt or nondairy creamer.View Nutrition Facts
Notes
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I often go through magazines and cut out recipes that I plan to make later. But then I never make them 🙂 And I have quite a huge collection 🙂
I am definitely an early bird! I wake up at 4.30 every day, even at weekend! Sometimes I think it would be nice to get a little sleep, but my body just says “No” 🙂
I’m definitely an early bird! And, just like you, no matter how late I’m up the night before, my body wakes me up early the next morning! I love being up early (even on weekends) because it makes me feel like I’m ahead of the game. I rely on my internal alarm clock–no loud beeping needed.
I don’t usually take exact recipes from magazines, but I definitely use them for ideas. Food mags are great for that! Sometimes just seeing certain ingredients being used in different ways is all I need to spark a new idea.
I agree with you re: Vegetarian Times. Their recipes often leave out an ingredient or an instruction on how to use a particular ingredient. I have written to them about it and they always stand behind their recipes. I am no longer subscribing.
I am an early bird — always awake at 4, but stay in bed till 4:45 or 5. Sleep is not my strong suit!
I made a horrible saag recipe from them once… and then I looked back and realized it didn’t even call for salt!
But in their defense, all of the recipes turned out great after I doctored them lol. So I guess they give good bases for recipes, at least!
I am the same way with mornings! I am a little jealous of people who can sleep til noon after a long night. But then again, I do love alone time in the mornings.
The cobbler looks delicious! I have used recipes from Vegetarian Times with a fairly good success rate, but then I tend to automatically adjust recipes as I feel necessary.
This looks amazing! I always have the problem of adding too much sugar to my breakfast… but this looks so good I think I’d try the sugar free version and love it just as much, if not more! Normally, I’m not much of a morning person, but lately I find myself waking up early, so maybe I’m becoming one!
LOVe the creativity you got!!!! i always see recipes in mags but never do anyting about them..im way way lazy. thats why i need YOU to live with me!!!! earlybird!
Come be my Grandma? Ok, that sounded a BIT creepy. How about come be my bestfriend?
We can bake peach breakfast bakes together and blondies allll day then paint our toesies at night! Love you!
Oh but you already ARE my best friend ;). And when we someday meet in person (it MUST happen), I will remember to have yummy food on hand… even if I have to hide it from the airport security people!
I have those orange napkins, too (and in teal)! They look beautiful with your brunch dish!
Definitely an early bird! Peach bake looks yum, gotta try it!
This looks soo yummy 🙂 I love peaches in the summer, they’re so perfectly juicy!
My mom subscries to lots of cooking magazines, like Bon Appetite and Cooking Light, and I love taking recipes out of them and challenging myself to veganize them! It’s a lot of fun and my family loves it when I cook.
This looks amazing!!! I looove that it can be made sugar free bc I have NO sweet tooth just like you….fruit is PLENTY sweet for me on its own!
I MISSED YOU!!!! Ok, so I’ve been so busy and away from commenting/stalking your blog for just like two days but seriously I read usually about every hour (your recipes page is my life) and basically I’ve been having Katie withdrawals!!
I would be an awful granny. I would corrupt the kids and turn them into mini-mes 😉
And I’m an early bird!! I’m always too excited for breakfast to just lay in bed all day! Would would want to lie in when you can have a PIZZERT?! 😀
Honestly! I don’t understand how people can skip breakfast… or why they’d want to. I mean, to CHOOSE to give up the chance to eat pancakes or chocolate oatmeal or dessert pizza? 😉
I LOVE to try out new recipes, and they can be from pretty much anywhere. I often cook out of Vegetarian Times and Saveur (veganized) since I have subscriptions to them. I also like Bon Appetit and Gourmet, but those take a little more time to veganize, so I don’t get around to them as much. 🙂
I’m also a morning person. I love getting up early and just feeling like I have a WHOLE day in front of me!! If I’m sleeping into 10, I’ve already started wasting it!
I love Saveur magazine! (And I’m also a vegan.) I definitely don’t feel limited to vegan magazines when it comes to picking out recipes. Some of my favorite recipes have come from getting creative and veganizing non-vegan recipes :).
This looks like the perfect summer breakfast, Katie. And I agree with Averie that the photos are stellar. But that’s nothing new for your blog ;).
This looks so good! I made a blackberry-peach crisp a few days ago and have been eating it for breakfast, so good! It’s great being in peach season! 🙂
That’s exactly the breakfast I’d enjoy after a long and tiring night. And we’d probably eat it together because I’m the same as you – no matter when I go to bed, my inner alarm clock wakes me up at the same time. I love my early mornings 🙂 .