Instant Pot Peach Crisp is a perfect summertime fruit dessert recipe made with fresh, juicy peaches, and topped with crisp, crunchy oatmeal streusel. Serve with vanilla ice cream and dulce de leche to take it to the next level. If you’re a peach cobbler fan, you’ll love this Instant Pot dessert.

Introduction

Peach season here in Utah begins around the middle of August. Our local grocery stores carry local peaches for as long as they’re available, through September.

My home sits on land that once had peach and apple orchards. My husband planted a peach tree in our yard a few years ago and this year, for the first time, we got quite a few peaches.

Peach cobbler and peach crisp are both desserts you can make with your peach harvest. A peach cobbler recipe is baked with a baking mix (like Bisquick) topping, and a peach crisp recipe is usually baked with an oatmeal streusel-type topping.

However, it’s so hot here right now that I can’t bring myself to turn on the oven and bake anything. So I decided to try to pressure cook a peach cobbler from scratch using the Instant Pot.

Pressure cooking the peach cobbler and its topping together in the Instant Pot was a bit of a disappointment; it was a bit doughy and not crisp enough for my taste.

I think the peach cobbler is better saved for the oven and the peach crisp works better in the Instant Pot. After several tries, this version is what I liked best: cooking the peaches in the Instant Pot but cooking the crisp topping separately.

The sweet and tart flavors combine to create a perfect combination with every bite of this Instant Pot Peach Crisp. The recipe for the topping can be used up in one go, or you might have some leftovers.

Here are some other Instant Pot dessert recipes:

– Instant Pot Cardamom Cupcakes

– Instant Pot Chocolate Lava Cakes

– Instant Pot Oreo Cheesecake

Tips and Substitutions Crisp Topping With my Instant Pot recipes, I try to avoid having steps where I use the stovetop, but in this case, I cooked the topping in a non-stick frying pan. I think you could easily cook the topping in the Instant Pot in the Saute mode. Store the peach crisp topping in a glass jar in a cool, dry place and use on yogurt, ice cream, or unsweetened cereal. Additional Toppings To really take this Instant Pot Peach Crisp to the next level, serve it topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, drizzled with Instant Pot Dulce de Leche. If you’ve never made dulce de leche in the Instant Pot, check out this recipe from Pressure Cooking Today. It just might be the easiest thing you ever make in the Instant Pot! It has one ingredient: condensed milk. The only change I made is that I increased the cooking time by 5 minutes.



If you’re new to the Instant Pot and aren’t familiar with how to use it, you might find it helpful to first read one of the following guides and then come back here to learn how to make this recipe.

– Instant Pot DUO Beginner’s Manual

– Instant Pot ULTRA Beginner’s Manual

– Instant Pot DUO EVO PLUS Beginner’s Manual

– Instant Pot DUO NOVA Beginner’s Manual

Instant Pot Peach Crisp Ingredients

Peaches

Brown sugar

Sugar Vanilla

Cinnamon

Lemon juice

Oats

Brown sugar

Salt Flour

Pecans

Butter

How to Make Peach Crisp in the Instant Pot (Step by Step Instructions)

Combine topping ingredients Make crisp topping Combine peach filling ingredients Pressure cook Release pressure Add cornstarch and thicken filling

Combine Topping Ingredients Combine pecans, oats, flour, brown sugar and salt in a medium mixing bowl

Over medium heat, melt butter in a large frying pan.

Make Crisp Topping

Empty contents of bowl into frying pan.

Stir frequently, and cook until golden brown and fragrant, about 6 to 8 minutes.

Empty contents of frying pan onto parchment paper or a silicone mat.

Allow to cool.

Combine Peach Filling Ingredients

In a large bowl, add peach wedges, sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, lemon juice, and vanilla.

Using a large spoon, stir gently to combine ingredients.

Empty contents of the bowl into Instant Pot inner pot.

Instant Pot Duo Pressure Cook 4 minutes

Close the lid and make sure steam release handle is in Sealing position

position Press Manual (or Pressure Cook) and + or – until the display reads 4 (4 minutes).

Instant Pot Ultra Pressure Cook 4 minutes

Close the lid.

Select Pressure Cook mode and adjust the time to 4 minutes ( 00:04 ).

mode and adjust the time to 4 minutes ( ). Press ‘Start’.

Pressure Cooking Process (Duo and Ultra)

Instant Pot display will change to On .

. Once the Instant Pot is pressurized, the float valve will go up.

The display will count down to 0; it will then switch to Keep Warm mode and display L0:00 or 00 00 and begin to count up the number of minutes since pressure cooking completed.

How to Naturally Release Pressure (NPR) on the DUO and ULTRA

Allow the pressure to release naturally (NPR). The float valve will be in the down position. This may take 15 to 30 minutes. [Find out more about the pressure release methods and how and when to use them. ]

Press Cancel and open the Instant Pot.

Add Cornstarch and Thicken Filling

Select Saute .

. Create a cornstarch slurry by stirring together 2 tablespoons of cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons water, until there are no lumps.

Pour the corn starch slurry into the peach mixture, stirring constantly.

Continue stirring until the mixture thickens, about 1 to 2 minutes. It will thicken more as it cools.

Press Cancel .

. Serve in individual serving bowls, topped with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with dulce de leche.

Oven Directions for Peach Crisp To make this recipe without an Instant Pot, you’ll bake it in the oven. Combine ingredients for the peach filling and transfer to a greased, oven-safe casserole dish. Combine ingredients for the topping and spread evenly over the peach filling. Bake until peaches are cooked through and the topping is golden brown. See the recipe card below for detailed instructions.

I am not a certified nutritionist. I provide my best estimate of nutritional information merely as a courtesy to my readers. If you depend on nutritional information for dietary or health reasons, I suggest using your favorite online nutrition calculator to confirm the nutritional value of this recipe based on the actual ingredients that you use. If you loved this recipe, please give it a five ⭐ rating in the comment section below and please share it on social media using the social media share buttons at the top and bottom of this post. Thank you so much! BACK TO TOP

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