Blended Berry Crisp – Julia’s Album

Berry Crisp Highlights: What Makes It Particular

• One-skillet surprise: I bake this in a 13-inch forged iron skillet, so it’s simple to prep, bake, and serve multi function pan—no further dishes wanted. I extremely suggest utilizing a forged iron skillet: Not solely does it go from oven to desk superbly, it additionally helps caramelize the fruit and offers the topping further crunch.
• Crunchy oat-nut topping: I made the topping with old style rolled oats, almonds, and pecans for excellent texture and nutty crunch. A bit of cinnamon provides a pleasant contact!
• Lemon juice and zest provides much more freshness to the blended berry filling and convey out the pure sweetness of the berries. (You can too use orange!)
• Naturally sweetened: As a substitute of refined sugar within the filling, I take advantage of maple syrup or honey for a extra healthful, naturally candy taste.
• Completely customizable: You should utilize any mixture of berries (raspberries and blackberries work nice too!), and it’s simple to make gluten-free with GF oats and brown rice, almond, or every other GF flour. Love crisps? Attempt my blueberry peach crisp subsequent!

Make Berry Crisp (Step-by-Step)

• First, collect all of your elements; and, preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Right here’s a photograph exhibiting every part you’ll want:

• Make oat-nut topping: Stir collectively the oats, flour, brown or coconut sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Pour within the melted butter and blend till crumbly. Fold within the sliced almonds and chopped pecans.

• Make a fruit filling: In a 13-inch forged iron skillet, gently combine the strawberries and blueberries with lemon zest, juice, maple syrup (or honey), and cornstarch. Unfold the combination out evenly within the skillet.

• Assemble and bake: Sprinkle the topping evenly over the fruit. Bake for 30–35 minutes, or till the topping is golden and the fruit is effervescent.

• Cool and serve: Let the crisp cool for about 10 minutes earlier than serving. Serve heat with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, whipped cream, or a dollop of yogurt.

Baking a Higher Crisp: Easy Suggestions

• Stability fruit sweetness and tartness: I like to recommend combining sweeter fruits (like peaches or strawberries) with tarter ones (like raspberries, blackberries, or rhubarb) to create balanced taste.
• Hold the topping crumbly: Don’t overmix the oat topping—simply stir till it varieties giant, crumbly clusters. These bake into the most effective crunchy bits!
• Use the correct fats: Butter provides the topping wealthy taste, however you may as well use coconut oil or plant-based butter for a dairy-free possibility.
• Watch your ratios: You desire a good steadiness of fruit to topping—an excessive amount of topping and the crisp overwhelms the fruit; too little and also you lose that golden crunch.
• Add texture with nuts or seeds: Almonds, pecans, walnuts, and even sunflower seeds add nice crunch and pair nicely with most fruits.
• Reheat leftovers within the oven: A fast 10-minute reheat at 350°F revives the topping’s crispiness—a lot better than the microwave!

Storage & Reheating Suggestions

• Room temperature: If you happen to plan to eat it inside a day, you possibly can loosely cowl the berry crisp with foil or plastic wrap and depart it at room temp for as much as 24 hours.
• Fridge: For longer storage, cowl and refrigerate for as much as 4 days. The topping might soften barely, but it surely nonetheless tastes nice.
• Freezer: You possibly can freeze the baked crisp (cooled fully) for as much as 2 months. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and foil, or retailer in an hermetic container. Thaw in a single day within the fridge earlier than reheating.
• Oven: Reheat at 350°F (175°C) for about 15–20 minutes to assist re-crisp the topping.
• Microwave: Fast particular person servings might be warmed within the microwave, although the topping can be softer.