It was 8:30 am, and I woke up with a lump in my throat and fear in my heart. I had to leave in 1/2 an hour, and I was charged with bringing something for a potluck! Oh no! The place I would be going had few cooking facilities other than a grill, and as I would be busy swordfighting and weaving, there would be no time for cooking. So, with what was in my cupboard, this is what got thrown together, and believe it or not it actually worked well and went over.
It was transported and cooked in one of the dollar-store aluminum pans - both because it was disposable and the thin layer of aluminum would allow it to cook more easily on the indirect heat of a grill (although you could also bake it quite easily.)
Filling:
3 cans of peaches with their juice
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup brown sugar
Topping:
2 1/2 cups oats
3/4 cup brown sugar
3 tablespoons cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 tablespoon nutmeg
3/4 cup melted butter
In a small bowl, whisk together a few tablespoons of the peach juice and the cornstarch. Dump the peaches and juice into a 9 x 11 pan, then stir in the brown sugar and cornstarch/juice mixture.
In a separate bowl, combine the oats, sugar, and spices. Pour the melted butter over the mixture and stir.
Spread the topping over the filling and cover with foil. “Bake” on a grill or over a fire (use indirect heat - turn half the grill on and set the pan in the other half) for 20-30ish minutes, or in a 300 degree oven for 30 minutes, until it’s bubbling and hot.
Easy, quick, and tasty - if you don’t have peaches, try canned cherries or apples. Try adding 1/2 cup chopped nuts to the topping if you’d like - play around! This recipe is a good “basic” that is quick to throw together - but can be as fancy as you care to make it.
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