Ah, stone fruit season — aka our annual reminder that we don’t have the time, skills, or patience to make a jaw-droppingly gorgeous tart or pie. That might explain why we have Broma Bakery’s Brown Sugar Peach Crumb Bars on repeat.
Ideal for backyard barbecues or “just because” sweet treats, the no-peeling-required recipe features a buttery crust, a crunchy topping, and an irresistibly jammy filling loaded with fruit — so it’s about the best thing you can do with your overenthusiastic peach haul. Besides, of course, eating them all standing over the sink.
The Time Commitment: About an hour — leaving you with plenty of time to do more important things, like soak up the final days of summer.
Key Tips: For the best results, Sarah Fennel (or, Broma Bakery) says it’s important to use ripe, high-quality peaches. So if the ones at the market are looking a bit…sad, use plums, nectarines, or any other fruit instead. Also, in the event you don’t devour the bars in one sitting, store them in the fridge for maximum freshness.
Other Takes: Got a little carried away at the market? Consider it an end-of-summer rite of passage and try…
The Best Peach Cobbler, which is smothered in something less like a biscuit and more like a slightly underbaked sugar cookie, so it absolutely lives up to its name.
Perfectly caramelized Peach Upside Down Cake. It may look fancy — but it’s so easy, it can even be made at 7 pm on a Monday (speaking from experience).
Cinnamon-Oat Peach Crisp. If you also don’t know why anyone in their right mind would ruin a crisp’s crumbly, golden topping by adding nuts, this dream of a dessert is for you.
What’s new in food & home:
🛒 We regret to inform you that you’ve probably been walking by these five Costco hidden gems.
🏠 Could your kitchen use a refresh? These are the high-impact, low-cost hacks everyone’s apparently searching right now.
👀 Forget the Team Conrad vs. Team Jeremiah debate — this “dirt bomb” recipe is the best thing to come from The Summer I Turned Pretty.