Spiced Rum Peach-Walnut Crisp

This easy Spiced Rum Peach-Walnut Crisp is the perfect marriage of summer sweet peaches and the warm spices of fall...

Sometimes recipe inspiration just hits me while standing in the produce aisle at my local grocery store.  

These huge gorgeous peaches caught my eye instantly. But I was sold when I saw the price per pound- just 99 cents!  I loaded up a bag of them, giddy with how amazing they looked and smelled.  I wasn't quite sure what I was going to do with them right at that moment, but I knew I was going to have make something amazingly delicious with them. ;)

As I was standing in the checkout line ready to make these peaches mine to take home, it occurred to me that I had a huge bag of beautiful walnuts from my friends at California Walnuts sitting on my counter. Before I had even swiped my card, I knew what I was going to bake these peaches into- a warm and comforting crisp.

I combined sweet, juicy peaches with the some of the warm spices of fall- cinnamon and cardamom. And for good measure, I poured a little spiced rum in there. ;) Then I topped it off with a spiced golden and crunchy oat topping brimming with big pieces of California walnuts.  The perfect dessert to segue from the bright, fruity flavors of summer and the warm, spicy flavors of fall...

Announcing the Winner of the Spiked! Spiced Rum Recipe Challenge...

Good morning all and happy TGIF!  We had another fantastic round of Spiked! recipes for November.  You all seriously wowed us yet again!  

This month's Spiked! ingredient was Spiced Rum.  Recipe submissions could be anything using a Spiced Rum except for a cocktail or drink.

So, without further adieu here are the Spiked! American Spiced Rum Recipe Challenge runner-ups (in no particular order)...

Spiked! Spiced Rum Recipe Challenge {Submit 'Em If You Got 'Em!}

Hello all!  Julie and I are so excited to see what awesome and delicious Spiced Rum recipes you have come up with for our last Spiked! Recipe Challenge of 2013! 

Be sure to review the all the rules on the Spiked! Recipe Challenge Page and make sure you have included the Spiked! button in your entry post. :)  Just copy and paste the image below into your recipe submission post!  If the Spiked! button is not in your post, your recipe will not be considered for judging. 

November Spiked! Recipe Challenge Sign-Ups!

It is no big secret that myself and my good foodie blogger friend, Julie from This Gal Cooks  love to cook and bake with alcohol.   Don't believe me?  Then make sure to check out my recipes for Butternut Squash Cheddar Ale Soup and Beer Cheese Risotto with Bacon.  Or Julie's Super Simple Crockpot Roast Beef and Pumpkin Ale Cupcakes.  

Julie & I have teamed up to bring you all a recipe challenge with a twist (of lime or lemon, if you please ;) )- your recipe must feature the alcoholic beverage being spotlighted that month! Every other month there will be a new Spiked! Recipe Challenge with a new featured boozy beverage.