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This recipe for Easy Blueberry Crisp is so easy a child could make it. In fact, if you have a child who wants to get going in the kitchen, I’d encourage you to try making this recipe with your child.
It’s beautiful and full of antioxidants, from the blueberries. Health food doesn’t get any better than this!
Or, depending on the age and skill level of your child, turn your child loose and let him or her make it all by themselves. Nothing has to be fancy, or pretty. There’s a whole lot of dumping, and blopping, and it’s just really, really hard to goof up!
What’s the Easiest Dessert to Make?
As I’m writing this, the season of fresh blueberries is upon us! What’s more, you need a quick, easy blueberry crisp recipe that is as simple as the “livin’ is easy” qualities of summertime itself! You’ve come to the right place, my friends!
I can’t wait to go to my friend Teresa’s blueberry farm, up in Kentucky, to pick blueberries with her. We have tons of fun, and it’s a great time to reconnect.
But if you don’t have a friend with a blueberry farm, save yourself the sweat, and the drive. Blueberries are as close as your local grocery store! The recipe I’m going to share with you today is called Easy Blueberry Crisp, but the recipe also works very well for many kinds of fruit.
I’ve personally used it successfully to make apple crisp, and peach crisp, too. And there’s no reason you shouldn’t use it for blackberry crisp, strawberry-rhubarb crisp, cherry crisp, or whatever kind of summer fruit you’ve got a hankering to try it with! Add a spice or two that you think would complement the fruit you’ve chosen, for even more flavor. For apples, I might add cinnamon and a touch of nutmeg, for example.
Chomp the goodness of sweet summer fruit!
The Origins of my Recipe for Blueberry Crisp
The recipe was given to me on a sheet of notebook paper, as a wedding present. Isn’t that fun?
Having used it about a zillion times, I have to say I’ve rarely been given a more imminently useful gift. I’ve made this fruit crisp recipe so often I can make it from memory now.
While I’m a pie lover, first and foremost, the thing I *love* about fruit crisps is that they can be done in a snap. They’re super easy. Just throw the crumble ingredients into a bowl, and squash them together lightly with your fingertips (or use a fork, or even pulse then in a food processor, if you prefer). You’re squishing the butter into the flour, sugars, and oats, to make little clumps of goodness.
How Much Fruit Will I Need to Make a Crisp?
The amount of fruit you’ll need is dependent on the size of the baking dish you use – my baking dish was a totally retro-from-the-60’s-era 9″ Corning Ware Baking Dish, and I used 4 c. of berries.
But if your dish is larger, you can certainly use more berries. If your fruit is sweet enough, no sugar might be necessary to mix with the fruit itself.
Butter your baking dish and put the fruit in it. One half of a cup of sugar might be enough to mix up with the fruit, or, if your fruit is tangy, and needs a little more sweetening (these blueberries didn’t need ANY, and I’ve had peaches that were just as sweet), you can add up to a cup of sugar.
Lemon is a nice flavor to pair with blueberries. Grate a little lemon zest onto the sugared fruit. A little pat of butter or two on top of the fruit and sugar mixture won’t hurt a thing.
Put it in the oven, and let it bake, while you’re having dinner. When you’ve finished eating dinner, it will smell glorious, and be ready. A scoop of vanilla ice cream on top would not go amiss, either. It happens I didn’t have any when we were shooting the pictures for this post.
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Here’s the recipe for:
The Recipe for Easy Blueberry Crisp
Easy Blueberry Crisp Recipe
What to do with fruit, when you've got to have dessert, but you need it in a hurry!
Ingredients
- Crumble Topping:
- 1/2 c. flour
- 1/2 c. old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 c. white sugar
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1/2 t. salt
- 1 t. cinnamon
- 1 stick butter, cut into tablespoon sized pieces
- Filling:
- 4 - 6 c. blueberries
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 1/2 t. grated lemon zest
- 2 T. butter
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375º.
Mix crumble ingredients with your fingers, or a pastry cutter, until they form clumps. (You can also pulse them in a food processor.) Set aside.
Mix berries with sugar and lemon zest in a buttered baking dish. Top with the bowl of crumble. Bake at for about 35 minutes, or until color of the topping is golden brown, and beautiful.
Notes
I'm linking a Microplane Zester, for grating the lemon zest you'll need, a pastry blender, and a pretty stoneware dish from Lodge.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
8Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 567Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 38mgSodium: 267mgCarbohydrates: 110gFiber: 12gSugar: 80gProtein: 5g
Now, what kind of fruit will YOU use in this easy Fruit Crisp recipe?
Me, Oh My: I Love Pie
For all the pies I've loved before....
It's American. ALL American. And my recipe is prize winning!
You won't believe how much better this pie is when it's fluffy! It melts in your mouth!
I even have a recipe for those of you with Fear of Pie Making:
Make it with the lattice work, or without, this peach pie is to die for.
Wondering how to make homemade cherry pie? My recipe for how to make The Best Homemade Cherry pie, uses pitted, frozen sour cherries from Michigan.
It's a classic. And this one is made WITHOUT Jello, or any artificial coloring.
This is the best blueberry pie I've ever had. It ain't braggin' if it's the truth.
With my Mom's secret ingredient.
Donna
Sunday 1st of March 2020
My topping sank into the blueberries. I used frozen blueberries. Could that have caused a problem? Or wrong kind of oatmeal?
Susan Williams
Monday 2nd of March 2020
My guess would be that when the blueberries thawed, they contained too much water, so that might be the problem. I've never had that experience before, but that would be my best guess, Donna.
Ellynne
Friday 1st of March 2019
Can I use frozen blueberries?
Jessie
Sunday 26th of January 2020
I used frozen blueberries, I would recommend thawing them for a bit, to get any excess water off, and adding a bit more flour to your crumble. The frozen blueberries create a bit more water than you might want for your crisp.
Susan Williams
Saturday 2nd of March 2019
I never have, but I don't see why not! They may be a little more watery, is the only drawback that I can imagine.