What could be more decadent than berry crisp in winter?
Remember when we dominated at the U-pick strawberry farm? And then we went on a blueberry rampage? Those were probably two of the best projects we did last summer...well not including all of these also... but berry picking really paid off in a great way.
For the last couple weeks we've been in a crisp frenzy. Specifically blueberry and strawberry crisp. What a joy to have a little bit of summer just when you need it in their dark winter days.
This
one was a combination of whole blueberries, ready to go blueberry
filling, and ready to go strawberry filling made last summer and frozen
in those gladlock containers. Easy peasy!
And nothing could be easier to fix. I grab about a quart of each - either whole berries or portioned, already-made, thickened fruit filling from the freezer and put them in my baking dish. I let them cook low and slow (maybe 325*?) for 30 - 45 minutes...and then I make the topping.
What's in the topping? Whatcha got? Mine is roughly equal parts of old fashioned oats and flour, then enough brown sugar to be sensible...and enough butter to make it look 'pebble-y' when whirred in a mini-chopper (or food processor if you have one).
Take the now-melted-berries out of the oven, shake on the topping evenly, and put it back in for about 30 minutes or until the crisp topping is.. well... is crisp and lightly browned. You can turn up the heat to about 350-375*.
Berries + cream = heaven
Then its nothing but berry-liciousness and cream... oh golly who wants some?
Happy Monday everyone! Got a weather eye on the sky? These winter thunderstorms can pack a wallop - everyone OK?
Posts
7 comments:
Sounds berry, berry good. This is one of our favorite desserts as well...being big on berries an all. Of course the only berry we are lacking in is blueberries, which you make sound so good in a crisp...mmm. So, yep, save me a piece of the blueberry crisp please.:)
If we could have some cold weather! That looks great, but we're still running AC here.
Oh, that looks wonderful! I have berries in the freezer..now I will have to make some for us, as soon as we finish off the monkey bread and cinnamon bread I made yesterday! Those storms sure packed a wallop! Still rainy looking today, and super windy, hold on to your hat!
I took a break from the loom and saw your berry delight this morning..I'm greatly tempted to make something of the blueberries we picked during the summer..after laundry ..maybe I'll have enough energy.
All I can say is YUM and go look for something to wipe up the drool on my desk....
We love berry crisp around here! It's soooo easy!
Wow do you eat it or put it on loved ones? Seriously this looks divine!
Post a Comment