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    Home » Sweets

    Strawberry Crisp

    June 30, 2021 by Chenée Lewis

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    Strawberry Crumble - Easy Strawberry Crisp Recipe | Chenée Today

    This strawberry crisp is easy to make and perfect for strawberry season! It's delicious and full of fruit flavor. You can make this strawberry crisp with oats or without oats, and either way this strawberry crisp dessert is sure to be a hit!

    If you like this fresh or frozen strawberry crisp recipe, you'll love my Strawberry Turnovers, my Philadelphia No Bake Cheesecake with Cool Whip, and my Lemon Blueberry Cookies!

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    Fresh or Frozen Strawberry Crisp Recipe

    I just love strawberry season! It's so exciting to see all the juicy strawberries that are in such abundance in the spring and summer. And there isn't a better way to showcase those fresh berries than this easy strawberry crisp!

    It's a rich, egg-free dessert bursting with a sweetened ripe strawberry filling topped with a lightly spiced oat crumb topping that is so incredible! It's just begging to be paired with some vanilla ice cream for the ideal summer treat!

    Best of all, it works all year round, because if you use frozen strawberries and it's a frozen strawberry crisp recipe! It's a delicious dessert any time of year!

    strawberry blueberry crisp on a plate

    What can I do with strawberries that are about to go bad?

    If you like apple crisp, you'll love this! This strawberry crisp dessert recipe is the best way to use your baskets and baskets of fresh, super-sweet strawberries from picking or your local farmer's markets! It uses a pound and a half of strawberries, so they definitely won't go to waste!

    Plus, this recipe only uses a few ingredients for the crisp topping, which makes this strawberry crisp easy to make! Your whole family will ask for it again and again!

    What can I do with frozen whole strawberries?

    Use them in this frozen strawberry crisp recipe! I love how easily this recipe uses leftover frozen strawberries and turns them into a delicious strawberry crisp dessert!

    strawberry crisp easy ingredients

    Ingredients

    • old-fashioned oats - I love the texture that oats brings to this easy dessert! I prefer old-fashioned oats, but if you have quick oats that would work too.
    • all-purpose flour - make you're you're measuring your flour correctly. I like to use a kitchen scale to measure in grams.
    • salted butter - your butter should be cubed and very cold. I like to cut it into cubes and then pop it back in the freezer for 10 minutes to get it cold again. You can definitely use unsalted cold butter if you prefer -- just add in ¼ teaspoon of salt before mixing up your crumble topping.
    • light brown sugar - adding brown sugar adds such a rich sweetness and goes so well with the oats and touch of cinnamon in our crumb topping.
    • ground cinnamon - you can definitely omit the cinnamon if you prefer, but I love the hint of spice it adds to this strawberry crumble.
    • strawberries - you'll need about 4½ cups of strawberries, which is about 1½ pounds if you're using fresh ones. If you do use frozen strawberries, I recommend thawing them and draining any excess liquid before adding them to this strawberry crumble, to keep your filling from being too liquidy.
    • granulated sugar - We'll add our white sugar in to bring out the natural sweetness in our fresh ripe strawberries. If you've got very sweet ripe strawberries, feel free to cut down on the sugar a bit.
    • lemon juice - just a little lemon juice adds a bit of tartness and balances out the sweetness in our filling.
    • cornstarch - we'll add cornstarch to thicken up our filling as it bakes.
    • vanilla extract - I like the flavor of vanilla in pretty much everything, but here I find that it adds a bit of warmth to our strawberry mixture that complements the oat topping so well!
    • vanilla ice cream - a big scoop of vanilla ice cream is the perfect accompaniment to the fresh fruit and crispy topping!
    frozen strawberry crisp recipe served on plates

    Equipment

    To make your strawberry crisp dessert you'll only need one key tool - a pastry blender! I love how easy it is to use my pastry blender to cut butter into this oat topping while keeping the butter nice and cold. But honestly, if you don't have a pastry blender, a fork or even your hands will work fine! Other than that, you'll just need a baking dish -- you can grab a cast iron skillet, a deep-dish pie pan, or a 9x9 baking pan to bake up your strawberry crumble, and you're ready to go!

    Strawberry Blueberry Crisp and other Variations

    You can definitely use this recipe to make strawberry blueberry crisp, or an apple strawberry crisp dessert, or whatever combination you like! Just replace some of the strawberries with the fruit of your choice and continue as the recipe directs! You will want to watch the crisp as it's in the oven because the baking time may vary.

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    Tips and F.A.Q.

    Why is my fruit crumble soggy?

    You may have had too much liquid in your strawberries that the topping soaked up. For this fresh strawberry crisp, I love this trick I learned from The Kitchn -- just mix the strawberries and sugar together and let them sit for up to an hour to release some of the strawberries' juices. Then just drain some of the juice, leaving 2 tablespoons to include in the recipe. Finally, toss the strawberries with the rest of the filling ingredients and top with the crumb topping!

    How do you know when strawberry crisp is done?

    This strawberry crisp will be done when the oat crumble topping is a nice golden brown, and the strawberry filling is bubbling. It should be done in about 35 minutes, but I would begin checking it after 30 minutes.

    strawberry crisp healthy on a plate

    Can I make this strawberry crisp without oats?

    I haven't tried it, but you could definitely use the same crumb topping recipe from my Cherry Crumb Pie and it would work great! Just keep an eye on the topping because it will likely cook more quickly.

    What are some other crumble desserts I can make?

    If you like this easy strawberry dessert recipe, I've got more ideas for you that have a buttery crumble or crunchy oat streusel! Try my Peach Cobbler Pound Cake, which may be the perfect summer dessert! Or my Cherry Coffee Cake or Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake are delicious options too!

    If you try this recipe, I would love it if you could leave a star review rating and comment below! It’s so wonderful hearing your feedback! And don’t forget to share your creations with me by tagging @chenee_today on Instagram!

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    Strawberry Crisp Recipe - Fresh or Frozen

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    This strawberry crisp is easy to make and perfect for strawberry season! It's delicious and full of fruit flavor. You can make this strawberry crisp with oats or without oats, and either way this strawberry crisp dessert is sure to be a hit! You'll love this fresh or frozen strawberry crisp recipe!
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 45 minutes minutes
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine :American
    Servings: 10 servings
    Calories: 396kcal
    Recipe Source: Chenée Lewis

    Equipment you may need

    • deep-dish pie pan
    • 9x9 baking pan
    • 8x8 baking dish
    • food scale
    • pastry blender

    Ingredients

    • ⅔ cup (54 g) old fashioned oats
    • 1 ¼ cup (156 g) all-purpose flour
    • 1 cup (220 g) light brown sugar
    • ¾ teaspoon (2 g) cinnamon - optional
    • 10 tablespoon (140 g) cold salted butter - diced into small cubes
    • 1½ lb (680 g) strawberries
    • 1 tablespoon (15 ml) lemon juice
    • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) pure vanilla extract
    • ⅓ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
    • 2 tablespoon cornstarch
    • vanilla ice cream - for serving (optional, but not really optional)

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 375°F/180°C and spray a deep-dish pie pan or 9x9 baking pan with cooking spray.

    Crumble Topping

    • In a medium bowl, mix together oats, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon (if using).
      ⅔ cup old fashioned oats, 1 cup light brown sugar, ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, 1 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
    • Add cold butter cubes and cut butter into dry ingredients using a pastry blender, fork, or your fingers until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Place in fridge to stay cool while you make your filling.
      10 tablespoon cold salted butter

    Strawberry Filling

    • In a bowl, stir together strawberries, lemon juice, vanilla, and sugar. Let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to bring out strawberry juices.
      1½ lb strawberries, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ⅓ cup granulated sugar
    • Remove all but 2 tablespoon of juices, then stir in cornstarch.
      2 tablespoon cornstarch
    • Pour strawberry mixture into prepared pan and top with crumble mixture.
    • Bake in preheated oven for 35 min or until crumb topping is golden brown and the strawberry filling is bubbling.
    • Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
      vanilla ice cream

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    Notes

    Feel free to use unsalted butter for the crumb topping-- just mix ¼ teaspoon of salt in with your crumb topping.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 portion | Calories: 396 kcal | Carbohydrates: 63 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 15 g | Saturated Fat: 9 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 38 mg | Sodium: 135 mg | Potassium: 220 mg | Fiber: 3 g | Sugar: 39 g | Vitamin A: 448 IU | Vitamin C: 51 mg | Calcium: 49 mg | Iron: 2 mg
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    1. Shanna Jones

      August 04, 2021 at 7:15 pm

      5 stars
      This is absolutely the perfect dessert for summer! We were looking for a seasonal dessert to serve at our last BBQ, and this was a hit. Everyone loved it with ice cream too.

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 08, 2021 at 9:13 am

        Oh yes the ice cream makes it so perfect!

        Reply
    2. Jen Sim

      August 04, 2021 at 6:08 pm

      5 stars
      This strawberry crumble had me droooling! The sweetness from the strawberries and crunchiness from the crumble paired together perfectly.

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 10, 2021 at 12:07 pm

        Yes I love that texture contrast!

        Reply
    3. Britney Brown

      August 04, 2021 at 2:58 pm

      5 stars
      I loved this take on a crumble! I've had peach, blueberry, and apple crumbles but never a strawberry crumble so this was genius and absolutely delicious!!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 08, 2021 at 9:14 am

        Thank you! I love crumbles too AND I love strawberries so it was a natural conclusion!

        Reply
    4. Jazz

      August 04, 2021 at 2:27 pm

      5 stars
      Strawberries were so ripe at my grocery store last weekend that I bought way too many. This crumble was a great way to use some of them and it was delicious! So easy, too! Thank you!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 08, 2021 at 9:15 am

        Awesome! So glad it worked out for you!

        Reply
    5. Lilly

      August 03, 2021 at 3:33 pm

      5 stars
      This strawberry crumble is so delicious! I used gluten-free all-purpose flour instead of regular flour and it came out perfect!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 08, 2021 at 9:14 am

        Wonderful! Glad the gluten-free swap worked well!

        Reply
    6. Marta

      August 02, 2021 at 6:20 pm

      5 stars
      I love baking with in season strawberries. Your recipe was excellent! Sweet & crunchy in every bite. We topped with some vanilla custard!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 10, 2021 at 12:09 pm

        Sounds like a great idea for topping!

        Reply
    7. Robin

      August 02, 2021 at 6:03 am

      5 stars
      I needed a quick dessert so I tried this recipe and the result was superb!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 10, 2021 at 12:42 pm

        Wonderful! I love how easy it is.

        Reply
    8. Deee Moore

      August 01, 2021 at 7:09 pm

      5 stars
      I do love and always have a carton of strawberries in the fridge. This recipe steps were really easy to follow and the crumble came out absolutely perfect!

      Reply
      • Chenée Lewis

        August 02, 2021 at 10:43 am

        So glad you liked it! Thanks!

        Reply

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