A gorgeous strawberry dessert recipe that’s quick and easy to make! Beautiful saucy strawberries topped with a crunchy crumbly topping makes a fabulous dessert.
Don’t let go of an opportunity to make this amazing dessert while berries are in the season. Its makes for a perfect fresh dessert in summers or a comforting winter treat.
Ingredients for Strawberry Crumble
This recipe requires minimal ingredients and all these are probably right there in your pantry.
- Strawberries: Ripe and juicy strawberries are perfect for crumble..
- Flour: Plain or all-purpose flour.
- Oats: Rolled oats gives right texture to the crumble, however quick oats will also work .
- Brown sugar: Used in the crumble topping along with caster sugar, it gives depth of flavour and slight caramel tone.
- Butter: Use melted unsalted butter .
- Sugar: Caster sugar is added to the strawberries to make saucy. You can adjust the quantity depending how sweet the strawberries are.
- Cornflour / cornstarch: helps to thicken up the sauce.
- Vanilla: a bit of vanilla to add flavour and aroma.
- Lemon Juice – helps to balance sweetness.
If you prefer a bit of spice add cinnamon. You can also add flaked almonds, chopped almonds or pecans to the crumble.
Toss the strawberries in cornflour and add sugar, lemon juice and vanilla. In a separate bowl combine flour, oats, caster sugar, brown sugar and baking powder. Pour in the melted butter and mix well untill combined. Layer the strawberries in a baking dish. Spread the crumble over the strawberries. Bake in a preheated oven until crumble is golden and crispy. When you can see strawberries bubbling on the edges, it means its ready..
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Tips & Tricks for a Perfect Crumble
- Wash and pat dry the strawberries. Excess moisture will prevent the crumb topping getting crispy.
- Don’t cut up the strawberries too small. Cut them into halves or quarters so they remain chunky during baking.
- Once you have layered up with strawberries and crumb, put it in the oven straightaway to prevent the crumb from getting soggy.
Serving Suggestion
Strawberry crumble is best served straight out of the oven. Serve it with vanilla ice-cream, custard or whipped cream. Its even delicious just on its own.
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Strawberry Cake
Mixed Berry Galette
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Strawberry Crumble
Ingredients
Strawberry Filling
- 500 g Strawberries ( Cut into halves)
- 1 tbsp Cornflour/Corn Starch
- 4 tbsp Caster Sugar
- 1 tsp Vanilla Essence
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
Topping
- 1 cup Rolled Oats
- ¾ cup Plain Flour
- ⅓ cup Caster Sugar
- ¼ cup Brown Sugar
- ½ tsp Baking Powder
- 100 g Melted Butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180C / 350F / 160C fan forced
- Wash and pat dry the strawberries. Cut them in halves or quarters. In a mixing bowl tosss and coat strawberries in corn flour. Add sugar, vanilla and lemon juice and combine.
- In another bowl add oats, flour, baking powder, brown sugar and caster sugar. Stir and add melted butter. Mix untill combined.
- In a oven proof baking dish layer the strawberries. Scatter the crumb over using hands so its chunky and crumbly.
- Bake for 25 mins or untill the topping is golden and you can see strawberries bubbling on the edges.
- Allow it to stand for a few minutes and serve along with ice cream , custard or cream.
