Peach Cherry Crisp

The problem with this recipe is the method of cooking the "crisp" part. If you follow the directions (which I did against my better judgement) your "crisp" is not at all crisp! Turned out more like almond mush and to make it worse it sunk down through all the fruit (so it wasn't just the topping which I could scrape off). The author has you cook the fruit first (good idea), then add the topping and cover (not such a good idea) and then uncover and cook additional 5-10 minutes (too late - already mushy). I should have baked the topping separately and added to the fruit "to order"/once the cooked fruit was in a bowl for serving. This topping will crisp - I tried it with some leftover- it just needs to be baked on it's own and added as needed.