Fresh Peach and Pineapple Crumble
I have a man in my life who has been screaming for me to make a dessert. That would be the man that I married; a rather thin guy who has been super supportive of the lower calorie, less fattening dishes that I’ve been making to help me reach my weight-loss goal. He has happily been eating everything because the recipes have been so surprisingly full of flavor.
But no desserts have graced our kitchen since the holidays and he has been very patiently waiting to have something sweet to eat other than ice cream and Oreo cookies (always a good stand-by for him).
So I turned to that trusty little cookbook that I’ve been cooking from this month, Fresh Food Fast, by Cooking Light and found a delightfully refreshing Tropics-meets-the-South crumble. Nothing beats fresh fruit, so I bought a fresh pineapple and thawed out some of my summer Carolina peaches that I always freeze in huge batchs every June and July. Mmmmm . . . what a surprisingly yummy pair that pineapple and peaches make. I never would have thought to put the two together. This is really good, everyone . . . plus it is on the lighter side, because you don’t bake the cake, you simply use the cake mix (sorry, not completely home-made) to sprinkle on the top with a little butter (use butter replacement if you like) instead. So simple too!
I was really good too; having only about 4 bites of this, plus no ice cream or frozen yogurt either that is recommended in the recipe. Hubby, of course, indulged in not only one, but two servings of the crumble with generous scoops of real vanilla ice cream (in other words, no low-fat ice cream for him).
Fresh Peach Pineapple Crumble

Ingredients
- 1 cored fresh pineapple (if available, purchase one that is already cleaned and sitting in juice)
- 3 cups fresh peaches, peeled and sliced
- Cooking spray
- 1/2 cup butter, melted (1/4 was recommended, but it did not moisten the cake mix enough to create the crumble batter)
- 1 box of pineapple supreme cake mix (such as Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe)
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans, toasted (optional: I left off since hubby hates nuts, but they’d be nice to add)
- Low-fat vanilla frozen yogurt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Coat an 11 x 7 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Drain pineapple, reserving 3 Tbsp. of the juice.
- Chop pineapple to measure 3 cups.
- Combine chopped pineapple and juice with peaches and pour into the baking dish.
- Stir butter into the cake mix.
- Spread batter over the fruit.
- Generously spray the top of crumble mix with more cooking spray.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until golden and bubbly.
- Serve warm with frozen yogurt.
WOW. I feel like I’ve eaten this just from the incredible photos. Looks out of this world.
Yum! I’m going to make this. Thanks 🙂
Well, I for one, always prefer a good crumble to fancier desserts. How interesting to combine pineapple and peaches! Thanks for sharing with the Hearth and Soul hop.
Wow…peaches and pineapples! Two of my favorites that I never would’ve mixed together. Looks delicious!
I’m with your husband on the two servings…I admire your dedication to only eating a few bites.
Thanks so much for sharing with the Hearth and Soul hop.
mmm! This is kind of like pumkin crunch cake but with fruit. Heck to think of it, I’d made a version with pineapples and cherry and it is good!
Oh wow that looks good…I am not sure I could just have a taste or two 🙂
What a wonderful blog! I’m always so excited when I make a discovery like this! I so can’t wait to try this recipe!!!
Ciao! This fruit dessert is making me so hungry. I love peaches & pineapple.
Wow – a crumble without apples and berries. Boy does that entice. Yay to you for making it for dessert-deprived husband and sharing but not over-indulging. Sometimes I just need to bake the dessert – more than eat it! (But I always have a few bites).
That photo is just too delicious looking. I would absolutely love this. Thanks for linking it up.
Mr. Pineapple Man – This sounds like it suits you (LOL!) in regard to your user name! 🙂
Susan – I enjoy your visits and kind words too!
Lee – I don’t know a good substitute for you in Australia. Sorry.
Kathy – my husband loves them too; I could have eaten the whole thing if allowed (not!)
Sue – I suppose the pineapple that I bought was from Hawaii, because they sure don’t grow where I live! It must be warm where you are!
OMG – this looks amazing. It is fresh peach season here right now and I have fresh pineapple on hand at the moment too so I’m definitely trying this 🙂
Sue
Oh yummy Roz, I love these quick and easy killer desserts!
Happy Sunday
And if you don’t live in a country that sells “Pineapple supreme cake mix (such as Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe)…?
SOunds great, Roz. Yummy yum yum. Thanks for your visits and comments on my blog. Always nice to have you stop by. Susan
Claudia, I could’ve eaten the whole thing, but strongly needed the resolve that Val spoke about in her comment!
Val – I’m trying to stay “conscious” of my portion sizes! It really helps. Some folks refer to as being more ‘mindful’. Nice way to live too!
this looks so delicious!
Everything in moderation. I admire your resolve and just having a few spoonfuls.
So pretty I could eat the picture!