ginger peach coconut crisp

Having friends over for dinner and need a quick and easy dessert recipe?  Look no further!

Ginger Peach Coconut Crisp , a quick and easy crowd pleasing dessert! ~vegan, gluten free~

This recipe only takes a few minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to bake.

I like to keep a bag of frozen fruit in the freezer for this very reason, to whip up a dessert in no time flat!  Whether you make a crumble topping out of oats, flakes or cookies, you can’t go wrong with a warm fruit crisp!

Inspiration for this recipe came from my trusty old Moosewood Restaurant Cookbook.  I added a few ingredients to the original recipe to spice it up a little.

Ginger Peach Coconut Crisp ~ a quick and easy crowd pleasing dessert ~vegan, gluten free~

Crushed gingersnap cookies create the crumble topping.  Newman’s Own makes a tasty vegan gingersnap and Mi-Del makes a great gluten free gingersnap.  I haven’t run across a brand that makes a vegan and gluten free gingersnap…have you?  Please share if you have!  I suppose you can make your own, but that would take “quick” and “easy” out of the equation!

Ginger Peach Coconut Crisp

1 pound frozen unsweetened sliced peaches

2 tablespoons brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted

1 cup crumbled gingersnaps

1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut flakes

Ginger Peach Coconut Crisp ~ a quick and easy crowd pleasing dessert ~vegan, gluten free~

-Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

-Lightly grease a 8 inch baking dish with coconut oil or coconut oil cooking spray and evenly distribute peaches in the bottom.

-Drizzle lemon juice and melted coconut oil over peaches.

-In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger and cloves.  Sprinkle over peaches.

-Top with crumbled gingersnaps and coconut flakes.

-Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbling.

-Serve warm, top with ice cream of your choice and enjoy!

Ginger Peach Coconut Crisp ~ a quick and easy crowd pleasing dessert ~vegan, gluten free~

We topped ours with vegan coconut milk ice cream.

Happy Friday!!!