Strawberry Crisp (6-ingredients)
Juicy and sweet, this is the type of strawberry dessert that you want to make as soon as they appear in the market. It's very easy, uses few ingredients, freezes wonderfully, and can be made with frozen berries!
Servings 6 servings
Ingredients
For the strawberries:
- 1 pound strawberries fresh or frozen (if using frozen fruit, use directly from freezer and add 1 extra teaspoon of cornstarch)
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
- zest of ½ lime or ¼ lemon optional
For the crumble:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter cold, in pieces (for using melted butter, see Notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Have ready a 9-inch round, oval or square glass or ceramic dish.
For the strawberries:
- Wash and dry 1 pound strawberries, discard stems, and cut them into small pieces. Put in the prepared dish. Sprinkle with 2 tablespoons brown sugarr.
- Dissolve 2 teaspoons cornstarch in 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice. Drizzle over the fruit and stir lightly in the dish with a spoon. Sprinkle the zest of ½ lime or ¼ lemon over the berries and stir.
For the crumble:
- In a medium bowl, stir 1 cup all-purpose flour and ½ cup brown sugar.
- Scatter ⅓ cup unsalted butter, in pieces, over them and integrate with your hands or a pastry cutter until grainy and the butter is the size of peas. You can also do this in a food processor, but it's a small amount. You can also add a few gratings of lime or lemon zest to the mixture if you want to.
- Top the strawberries with the crumble mixture. It will cover the surface irregularly and the edges will not have much. That’s fine.
- Bake for about 40 minutes, until the topping is dry, golden brown, and the fruit is bubbly.
- Let cool on a wire rack until warm and eat with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
Notes
Strawberries: use fresh or frozen. Cut them up small so they're easier to eat.
Butter: if you want to make the crumb topping with melted butter (instead of cold) put the sugar in a medium bowl. Add the melted butter and mix with a fork or spoon. Add the flour and mix lightly. Spread on the strawberry filling or refrigerate until ready to use.
Lime: you can use more or less juice depending on your palate. Lemon juice is a good substitute if that's all you have.
Sugar: brown sugar gives it a caramelized undertone, but regular white sugar can be used, same amount.
Cornstarch: it thickens the sauce, but if you don't have any make this dessert anyway. The filling will be more fluid, that's all.
Serving: warm with a scoop of ice cream or a spoonful of whipped cream is the best way IMO.
Freezing: this is a fantastic dessert to have frozen. Warm directly in a medium oven for 20 minutes or maybe more. Alternatively, you can freeze the crumble and the strawberries separately. It will take 10 minutes to put together and then baking time.
