Blueberry Peach Crumbles (BPC)

I was given a FULL gallon sized bag of fresh blueberries today; I can tell you now they will not be wasted!

Last week I bought 3lbs worth of peaches for 99 cents per pound at the grocery store. When I recieved my bountiful gift of blueberries this afternoon, my thoughts automatically went to Blueberry Peach Cobbler (I now dub the, BPC!). However, I was running low on milk and eggs so I decided to make individual crumbles instead of the cobbler. There aren't any great benefits to having the crumble in little ramekins; they are just really adorable that way and I can take them to friends as individual servings.

Here's the recipe:

First, go to Pandora and make a Black Keys Station.
Second, JAM OUT to Black Keys while baking.

Ingredients:

For the fruit filling:

2 pounds firm, ripe peaches (6 to 8 peaches)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup fresh blueberries (1/2 pint)

1/2 tbsp vanilla extract

For the crumble topping:

1 cup all-purpose flour

1/3 cup granulated sugar

1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 pound (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, diced

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Filling: Rinse the fruit clean, then peel the peaches and section (or to make it super easy, just cut it up in chunks.) Place peaches, sugar, and lemon juice in a non-stick pot on medium heat. Stir it up. When the sugar begins to melt and the juice begins to bubble, stir the blueberries in. Let the blueberry/peach mixture cook for about 3 more minutes, then remove from heat. Stir in vanilla extract and flour and spoon into ramekins

Crumble: combine the flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, salt, cinnamon, and the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Mix on low speed until the butter is the size of peas. Rub the mixture with your fingertips until it's in big crumbles, then sprinkle evenly over the fruit. Place the ramekins on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper and bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until the tops are browned and crisp and the juices are bubbly. Serve warm or at room temperature.
If you want to make these early, store the unbaked crumbles in the refrigerator and bake before dinner.
Here's some pictures for reference

Cook and stir in sugar mixture

This is what it will look like when it is ready to go in the ramekins

Spoon into ramekins after adding flour

Add crumble topping (I made the mistake of not using parchment paper on the cookie sheet -_-)

All done!

This recipe was adapted from http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/peach-and-blueberry-crumbles-recipe/index.html

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