Description
This Best Easy Strawberry Crumble is a delightful and simple dessert featuring a sweet and tangy strawberry filling topped with a buttery, oat-based crumble. Perfectly baked until golden and bubbly, it serves as a comforting treat that can be enjoyed warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or on its own.
Ingredients
Crumble Topping
- 1 cup oats (slow or quick cook)
- ¾ cup all purpose flour (can use gluten free flour)
- ¼ cup sugar
- Pinch of salt
- ⅓ cup cold butter (vegan butter preferred)
Strawberry Filling
- 2 lb strawberries, leaves removed and chopped into quarters (1 kg)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp cornstarch (optional, helps filling turn syrupy)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350℉ (175℃) to ensure it reaches the ideal temperature for baking the crumble evenly.
- Make Crumble Mixture: In a bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, and salt. Add cold butter and rub it into the dry ingredients with your hands until the mixture looks like chunky breadcrumbs. This creates a crumbly, buttery topping.
- Prepare Strawberries: Place the chopped strawberries into a 10-inch wide baking dish. Sprinkle the sugar and optional cornstarch over the berries and gently mix to combine, ensuring the berries release a syrupy juice when baked.
- Assemble the Crumble: Evenly sprinkle the crumble topping over the strawberry layer, covering all the fruit for a crisp finish.
- Bake: Place the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the topping turns golden brown and the strawberries are bubbly and juicy.
- Serve: Remove from oven and serve warm, optionally with vanilla ice cream to complement the fruity tartness with creamy sweetness.
Notes
- Using cold butter and rubbing it into the dry ingredients helps create a perfect crumbly texture.
- Gluten-free flour can be used to make this recipe gluten free.
- Cornstarch is optional but recommended for a thicker, syrupy fruit filling.
- For added flavor, you could mix a teaspoon of vanilla extract or lemon zest into the strawberries before baking.
- This dessert is best served warm.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
