Soon-to-be-famous Cherry-Peach Crisp

Because it's that good. And I don't even LIKE cherries OR peaches! I mean, I don't hate them, but I don't love them either. *shrug* BUT...

Ok, back story. 'Cause if I don't love these two fruits, WHY did I make this dessert?

So My Fella's mom came by the other day with a gift:

Lookit! Seriously, don't you love those colors?!

And that's not all! There was corn on the cob, and string beans (which were promptly served up in Agent-S-fried-green-bean fashion), and asparagus, and banana bread, and an apple pie! My Fella says she over does it. I say all I need is an excuse to bake, so hush!

Anyway, for some reason, despite my indifference to both cherries and peaches, the idea of them combined appealed to me. So I called up Agent W and after some deliberation (mostly about which was a crisp vs. a crumb vs. a cobbler vs....), it was decided that I should make a cherry-peach crisp...because who wants to fuss with preparing a crust for a summer dessert?! Not I! But I didn't have such a recipe on hand (fascinating considering the amount of cookbooks, especially those devoted to desserts, that I own!). So we discussed it some more and decided on the basic ingredients it must have: sugar (both brown and white) and cinnamon and "toss together in a bowl. Taste. If it tastes good, top it and pop it in the oven." That's how we roll. I prepared this while making dinner at the same time, so I don't have as many pictures as I'd like...but I DID have the foresight to write down my recipe for future use:

This is, sadly, NOT the only recipe I have with no name, and only half the indredients

In my defense, I didn't know how it would turn out, so, ya know. In the end, I realized flour was missing in the early stages of our recipe. The question mark was my first "check-in time" and I'd add more if needed.

Using farm-fresh fruits requires some pretty messy work for this. You'll need to peel your peaches and pit your cherries. The easiest way to peel peaches is to cut an X across the bottom of each peach, immerse them in simmering water for about 30 seconds to a minute (you'll know it's been long enough when the skin starts to peel away from where you cut the X). From there, drop them immediately into ice water for about a minute to cool. Once cool, use a paring knife to lift the edges at the X and peel the skin away.

Here's where it gets messy...pitting cherries. Everyone's favorite, right? Well, like I said, I don't love cherries, so I do NOT have a pitting tool. So I Googled. And I found this at theKitchn. They suggest using a pastry tip. Oh, and I've most certainly got pastry tips! AAAAAAND IT WORKS! See?

Insert joke about the blood of the cherries being on my hands.

After all that was done, I did, in fact, toss it together in a bowl, taste it, top it

This is where I realized I hadn't taken a single picture. And the topping was already half on. Sorry, guys!

and pop it in the oven

Out of the oven and NOT marked with a B

So you know you want the recipe ;) Well, here it is:

Ingredients:

Filling:

4 peaches, peeled and sliced
1 pint of cherries, pitted
1/3 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. white sugar
1/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. cinnamon

Topping:

1 c. brown sugar
1 c. flour
1 c. oats
1/2-1/4 tsp. salt, optional (I use salted butter, so omitted the salt from my topping)
1 stick butter, melted

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients for your filling. Add your fruit and stir gently until coated. Turn into casserole dish (or your favorite cast iron skillet). Set aside. Topping: While your butter is melting, combine dry ingredients. Pour melted butter over and mix until combined. Pour (or shake, really) topping evenly over fruit. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until topping is browned and fruit is soft. Serve warm with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Or, ya know, both.

Agent W mentioned a dislike for oatmeal. Sigh. But I imagine this could be made with a crumb topping and still be just as good!

After you make this (because you really, REALLY should make this), let me know how it turned out!