Mixed Berry Crisp
Whenever I see a special on berries, you know I’m buying them and likely getting way more than you can easily eat before they go funky. I end up making a berry crisp often to use up the berries that are past their prime firmness, but still perfectly tasty.
This is such an easy way to use up berries, and it can be made with frozen berries too. It comes out so bright, sweet, and chewy- a perfect dessert for spring or summer!
Ingredients:
2 cups mixed berries (I used strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries)
1 tsp vanilla bean paste
1 cup flour
3/4 cup sugar
Pinch of salt
½ cup cold butter (cut into cubes)
1/2 cup oats
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius (350 degrees Fahrenheit).
Wash your berries, then hull and quarter the strawberries.
In a small baking dish, add the berries and vanilla bean paste and toss to mix well.
In a bowl, add the flour, sugar, and salt and give it a stir. Add the cubes of butter, then use your fingers to massage the butter into the flour until the mixture is like a crumb/sand texture.
Add the oats to the flour mixture and stir through. Spoon the crumble over the berries, then bake for 1 hour. In the last 5 minutes that it is in the oven, switch it to the broil function to get a beautiful golden brown. Be careful that it doesn’t burn.
Serve warm with custard or a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!