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    Best Strawberry Crumble (Quick and Easy Strawberry Crisp)

    Published: May 13, 2018 · Modified: May 5, 2023 by Kushi · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Strawberry Crumble or Strawberry Crisp is a simple, delicious, and stunning summer dessert where juicy and sweet strawberries are topped with crispy, nutty, and buttery crumb topping. You should try this out if you are looking for a crowd-pleaser dessert!

    Quick and delicious strawberry crumble with ice cream served in a white ramekin.

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    • About Strawberry Crumble Recipe
    • Ingredients For Strawberry Crumble/Crisp
    • Step by Step Recipe
    • Expert Tips
    • FAQs
    • More Strawberry Recipes to Love
    • Recipe card
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    About Strawberry Crumble Recipe

    When fresh and beautiful strawberries are in season, I love to use them in my recipes. Strawberry crumble or crisp is a sweet and flavorful dessert that is perfect for summer brunch, barbecue (BBQ) weekend, potluck party, or any get-together.

    Fruit crumbles are so easy to make and require very basic ingredients from your kitchen. Once you get comfortable preparing the crispy crumb topping, you don't need a recipe. You can use any seasonal fruits that are overripe or getting soft in your pantry and prepare delicious fruit crumbles on short notice.

    For the strawberry crumble recipe, I mix together strawberry, flour, sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon powder and spread it in a baking pan. Then top it with a mixture of old-fashioned oats, sugar, flour, cinnamon powder, and cold butter. To give it an additional crunchy texture, sprinkle sliced almonds on top. 

    Strawberry crisp or crumble in a baking pan and topped with sliced almonds and crumbly and buttery topping.

    To keep your topping light and crunchy, make sure you do not over-mix it. Bake it till the strawberry juices start bubbling and the topping becomes golden brown.

    You can also make this dessert any time of the year with frozen fruits or using other seasonal fruits. Plus, you can also combine two or more fruits if you like. Some of my favorite fruits for crisps are rhubarb, apples, peaches, raspberries, and blackberries. You can prepare this in any oven-safe dish or baking pan of your choice. You can also bake this dish in a ramekin as individual servings.

    Don't forget to serve this dessert with ice cream or whipped cream. This is optional, but pairing it with a scoop of ice cream makes it a party-worthy dessert.

    Please feel free to check out some of my other favorite berry recipes. In each recipe below, feel free to use fresh berries that are available in your local produce section or even try a berry medley!

    • Blackberry Coconut oatmeal bars
    • Strawberry banana smoothie
    • Strawberry shortcake
    • Strawberry tarts
    • Rustic apple blackberry pie
    • Blueberry mojito
    • Raspberry lemonade

    Ingredients For Strawberry Crumble/Crisp

    For the filling

    • Strawberries add their natural sweetness, tartness, and gorgeous pink color to the dish. Use any seasonal fruits/berries of your choice.
    • All-purpose flour helps thicken the strawberry mixture and absorb excess moisture. Cornstarch or Almond flour can be used as a replacement.
    • Sugar is added for sweetness. Sugar can be replaced with other sweeteners and its amount can be adjusted based on the natural sweetness of the strawberries.
    • A pinch of Salt is to highlight the sweetness of the fruit medley.
    • Vanilla extract and Cinnamon powder are used for flavor. You can use any flavor combination of your choice.

    For the topping

    • Light brown sugar is used to sweeten the crumb topping. You can also use dark brown sugar, regular sugar, etc.
    • All purpose flour and Cold unsalted Butter are the main ingredients of the crumb topping. It is important to use cold butter to get a light and crumbly texture. Salted butter can be used. Almond flour or Coconut flour can be used in place of all-purpose flour.
    • Salt is added for a savory note to the crumb topping. If you are using salted butter, please skip adding salt.
    • Cinnamon powder is added for flavor.
    • Old-fashioned rolled oats add crunchiness to the topping when baked. This can be skipped if unavailable and be replaced with all purpose flour. Quick oats can also be used instead of old-fashioned rolled oats.
    • Almonds are used to add a nutty flavor and crunchiness to the crumble topping. Replace almonds with any nuts of your choice, or they can be skipped.

    Refer to the recipe card for a complete list of ingredients and their exact amounts.

    A spoon on freshly baked strawberry crumble with toasted almond slices taken from the baking pan.

    Step by Step Recipe

    Step 1 - Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch baking pan and keep it ready.

    Step 2 - In a large bowl, add strawberries, flour, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and cinnamon powder and stir gently till combined. Spread this mixture in the greased baking pan.

    Step 3 - In another bowl, add brown sugar, flour, salt, cinnamon powder, and mix. Add cold butter and work the butter using a fork/pastry cutter until coarse crumbs are formed. Then, add the rolled oats and mix. Place this mixture in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes for the butter to firm up.

    Step 4 - Spread the topping mixture over the strawberries evenly. Add sliced almonds. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until the juices start bubbling around the edges of the pan and the crumb topping and almond slices turn golden brown in color.

    Let this cool for about 10 minutes before serving. Serve Strawberry Cinnamon Crisp with your favorite ice cream, and enjoy.

    Expert Tips

    1. Granola or Muesli can be added to the crumb topping instead of old-fashioned rolled oats for additional crunch and flavor.
    2. Do not skip adding flour to the strawberry mixture. When baked, strawberries will release a lot of liquid which will be absorbed and thickened by the flour. The absence of flour will result in a watery base and make it difficult to serve.
    3. Use any seasonal fruits of your choice. I have tried this recipe with different berries, apples, peaches, plums, rhubarb, etc.

    Storage

    Store any leftover strawberry crumble in the refrigerator for up to 3 to 4 days. It can be served cold. However, if you prefer it warm, reheat it in a microwave for 20 to 30 seconds or until just warmed through.

    Strawberry Crisp served in a white ramekin along with a scoop of ice cream.

    FAQs

    How to avoid a soggy, underbaked topping or crust?

    After the mixture for the crumb topping is prepared, put it back in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes so that the butter firms up. Then sprinkle this mixture over the fruit and immediately bake until golden. This additional step of freezing the crumble mixture before baking ensures a perfectly crumbly and crispy crust every single time.

    Can we prepare the crumble using frozen strawberries?

    Yes. Let the frozen berries thaw for 1 or 2 hours at room temperature, before proceeding with the recipe. This allows you to enjoy this dessert any time of the year!

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    Best and easy strawberry crumble with ice cream served in a white ramekin.

    Quick and Easy Strawberry Crumble (Best Strawberry Crisp)

    Kushi
    Strawberry Crumble or Strawberry Crisp is a simple, delicious, and stunning summer dessert where juicy and sweet strawberries are topped with crispy, nutty, and buttery crumb topping. You should try this out if you are looking for a crowd-pleaser dessert!
    5 from 4 votes
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    Prep Time 20 minutes mins
    Cook Time 35 minutes mins
    Total Time 55 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American, European
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 361 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 Pastry cutter Optional. You can use fork as well.

    Ingredients
      

    For the filling

    • 1 lb Strawberries about 500 g, chopped
    • ¼ cup All Purpose Flour
    • ¼ cup Sugar
    • 1.5 teaspoon Vanilla extract
    • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
    • ¼ teaspoon Salt

    For the topping

    • ½ cup Light brown sugar
    • ¼ cup All purpose flour
    • ⅔ cup Old fashioned Rolled Oats
    • ⅓ cup Butter unsalted
    • ¼ teaspoon Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
    • ½ cup Almonds sliced

    Instructions
     

    Step 1 - Prep the oven and baking pan

    • Preheat the oven to 350 ℉ (180 ℃). Grease a 9-inch by 9-inch baking pan and keep it ready.

    Step 2 - Prepare the filling.

    • In a large bowl, add strawberries, flour, sugar, salt, vanilla extract, and cinnamon powder and stir gently until combined. Spread this mixture in the greased baking pan.
      1 lb Strawberries, ¼ cup All Purpose Flour, ¼ cup Sugar, 1.5 teaspoon Vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder, ¼ teaspoon Salt

    Step 3 - Prepare the crumb topping mixture.

    • In a large bowl, add brown sugar, flour, salt, and cinnamon powder, and mix.
      ½ cup Light brown sugar, ¼ cup All purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
    • Cut the cold butter into small cubes and add this to the above mixture.
      ⅓ cup Butter
    • Now using a pastry cutter (or your fingers or fork), work the butter until coarse crumbs are formed.
    • Add rolled oats and mix. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes for the butter to firm up.
      ⅔ cup Old fashioned Rolled Oats

    Step 4 - Bake

    • Spread the topping mixture (Step 3) over the strawberries (Step 2) evenly.
    • Sprinkle sliced almonds. Bake for about 35 to 45 minutes till the juices start bubbling around the edges of the pan, and the topping turns golden brown in color.
      ½ cup Almonds
    • Let this cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
    • Strawberry Crisp or Strawberry Crumble is now ready. Serve this with your favorite ice cream, and enjoy.

    Notes

    Expert Chef Tips

    1. Granola or Muesli can be added to the crumb topping instead of old-fashioned rolled oats for additional crunch and flavor.
    2. Do not skip adding flour to the strawberry mixture. When baked, strawberries will release a lot of liquid which will be absorbed and thickened by the flour. The absence of flour will result in a watery base and make it difficult to serve.
    3. Use any seasonal fruits of your choice. I have tried this recipe with different berries, apples, peaches, plums, rhubarb, etc.

    Storage

    • Store any leftover strawberry crumble in the refrigerator for up to 3 to 4 days. It can be served cold. However, if you prefer it warm, reheat it in a microwave for 20 to 30 seconds or until just warmed through.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 27mgSodium: 282mgPotassium: 277mgFiber: 4gSugar: 31gVitamin A: 326IUVitamin C: 44mgCalcium: 72mgIron: 2mg
    Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

    Note: We originally posted this recipe in May 2018. It has now been modified in June 2023 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.

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    1. Heather

      May 16, 2018 at 1:35 pm

      5 stars
      This looks delicious! I'm definitely pinning it to save for later!

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    2. Kim

      May 16, 2018 at 5:38 pm

      5 stars
      Yum! Can't wait to try this.

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