Description
Tender tart strawberries topped with the sweet crunch of nutmeggy streusel come together to make one of Summer’s simplest and most refreshing desserts.
Ingredients
Scale
Oat Streusel topping
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (97 g)
- 1/2 cup (106 g) firmly packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup old fashioned oats (24 g)
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
- pinch of salt
- 4 Tablespoons butter (57 g), melted
Filling
- 24 oz fresh strawberries
- 2 Tablespoons granulated sugar (25 g)
- 2 Tablespoons potato starch (you can also use arrowroot or corn starch) (20 g)
Instructions
- Mix the flour, brown sugar, oats, nutmeg, and salt in a small bowl.
- Pour over the melted butter, then use a fork to mix into coarse crumbs. Set in the freezer to chill while you prep the berries.
- Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).
- Wash and dry the berries. Pull the green tops off, then use a small paring knife to cut out the hard blossom end.
- Cut the strawberries into chunks. Cut small berries in half, medium ones in quarters and larger berries in 6 pieces.
- Mix the granulated sugar and potato starch in a small bowl. Whisk it well so that the starch is well-distributed and no longer lumpy.
- Sprinkle the starch mixture over the cut up berries, then toss thoroughly to mix everything together.
- Spread the berries in a shallow baking dish.
- Scatter the cold streusel over the top of the berries.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until the topping is golden and crunchy and the berries can be easily pierced with a small knife.
- Serve hot, warm, or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a healthy drizzle of cream.
Notes
- Mixed berry crisp: while I don’t recommend using frozen strawberries as they can get a little mushy when they bake for my taste, other frozen berries like blackberries, blueberries, and raspberries are excellent in this dish. Sub a frozen mix of berries any time of year you want a quick easy fruit dessert.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Family favorites
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 14
- Sodium: 67
- Fat: 6
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 2
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 30
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 2
- Cholesterol: 15