Make the most of your summer fruit.

Summer is a season of pure deliciousness.

Then come the stone fruit, cherries, peaches, and nectarines in shades of deep orange and red.

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It’s an embarrassment of riches.

And that’s simply not allowedIwill notlet summer fruit go bad.

The solution: a little summer baking.

berry buckle (some of cut into slices and topped with whipped cream) on a plate at a cozy table setting (cottagecore vibes)

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They’ve got funny names and are a little messy-looking, but that’s part of their charm.

Who can resist the jewel-toned juices, fluffy cakes, and crispy crusts?

Its adaptability is just right for lazy summer.

Blackberry slump in a bowl with cream pouring over the top

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Blackberry Slump

Slumps are old-fashioned fruit desserts made entirely on the stovetop.

That’s why I combined them in this delectable pandowdy recipe.

A pandowdy is a retro dessert consisting of a fruit filling and a single pie crust on top.

someone holding a casserole dish with peach and raspberry pandowdy with a kitchen towel

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The crust is either added in pieces or cracked after baking for a rustic look.

You still get the deliciously sweet and tart filling and flaky crust with half the work and clean-up."

Blueberry Grunt

A slump by any other name is a grunt.

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The two dishes are basically identical, only separated by their regional names.

This recipe utilizes fresh blueberries for its juicy filling, which bubbles underneath mounds of buttermilk dumplings.

A peach brown betty checks all of those boxes," says recipe developer Molly Allen.

peach brown betty in a circular pie pan next to a serving in a bowl at a cozy table setting (tablecloth pattern is watercolor cut fruit)

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The flavors and textures resemble a crumble, but the topping is made with stale bread.

Easy Peach Dumplings

It takes just five ingredients to make these easy peach dumplings.

The magic ingredient that makes this recipe possible is frozen puff pastry.

Woman serving cherry cobbler from a baking dish

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Its my new summer favorite!"

Serve them warm with vanilla ice cream for a real treat.

Peach dumplings on colorful plates with forks

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Empty bowls on a summer table containing remainders of some berry cobbler

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