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    Simple Cherry Crisp

    February 26, 2023 by Laura Ashley 2 Comments

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    This quick and easy fruit dessert is the stuff of dreams! Served warm with a scoop of ice cream, it's the ultimate weeknight dessert!

    This is a picture of a saucer with a cherry dessert on top. The cherry is on the bottom in a glaze filling and there is an oatmeal brown sugar crumble on top. The dessert is topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

    When we lived in Richland, Washington, fresh cherries were always in abundance. Summer 2015, my daughter had a "Tri-Cities Challenge" list of 50 objectives that if she accomplished, she would win a big prize. It was really a ploy to keep her occupied and having fun, and it worked! One of her objectives was to go to a cherry orchard, pick her own basket of cherries and make a delicious dessert. To our surprise, she brought home 15 pounds of cherries! Along with MANY other cherry concoctions, this easy crisp was born.

    Cherry crisps are a comfort-food dessert. They're great year-round and can be made with fresh or frozen cherries or with a yummy canned cherry pie filling. You might ask "What's the difference between a cherry crumble and a crisp?" Well, they're often used interchangeably, but the answer is a crumble is a crisp without oats in the streusel.

    This sweet and savory oatmeal topping paired with the pie filling is a glorious duo. The ratio of filling to topping is perfect as well. You'll be sure to have a bite of topping with each cherry as long as you can resist picking it from the top after it bakes!

    You'll love this dessert because it's just a few ingredients, it's quick to assemble, not labor intensive and it's a great dessert you can make ahead of time. See my note below on how you can make it with fresh or canned cherry pie filling. With a scoop of ice cream on top, you'll instantly melt with just one bite!

    What You'll Need

    • Self-Rising Flour
    • Cinnamon
    • Nutmeg
    • Brown Sugar
    • Old-Fashioned Rolled Oats
    • Pecans or Walnuts, optional
    • Butter
    • Cherry Pie Filling
    • Vanilla Ice Cream, optional

    Tools You'll Need

    • 2-Quart Baking Dish
    • Ice Cream Scoop (optional)
    • Cherry Pitter (if making homemade pie filling as noted below)

    How to Make This Recipe

    1. For the streusel, in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, oats and nuts.
    1. Stir in the melted butter until well combined.
    2. In a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish, spread the pie filling in an even layer followed by a layer of the the streusel on top
    1. Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Allow the crisp to rest for 10 minutes before serving. If you'd like, add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

    Tips and Substitutions

    • This crisp can be made up to 24 hours in advance. Simply cover tightly and store in the fridge until you're ready to bake it.
    • You can substitute the canned pie filling with homemade cherry pie filling.
      • Homemade: Stir together 3lb fresh pitted cherries, ½ cup water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, ½-2/3 cup sugar, ¼ cup cornstarch and ¼ teaspoon vanilla or almond extract in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to low. Stir often and cook for 10 minutes. Cool before using in this dessert.
    • If you decide to make homemade pie filling, you can use pretty much any type of cherry. Bing and rainier will lend a sweeter flavor. Montmorecny cherries are more tart and will likely require a skoch more sugar.
    • For a gluten-free version, substitute the flour with oat flour and add a ⅛ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon baking powder. You can also substitute it with a gluten-free baking blend.

    Storage

    • This dessert (without the ice cream) can be stored at room temperature if eaten within 24 hours. Any longer, store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator up to 3-4 days.
    • Store in the freezer in an air-tight container up to 3 months. Thaw overnight before reheating.

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    This is a picture of a saucer with a cherry dessert on top. The cherry is on the bottom in a glaze filling and there is an oatmeal brown sugar crumble on top. The dessert is topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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    Simple Cherry Crisp

    This quick and easy fruit dessert served warm with a scoop of ice cream is pure heaven!
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time30 mins
    Total Time40 mins
    Course: Dessert
    Cuisine: American
    Servings: 8 servings
    Calories: 296kcal
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    Ingredients

    • ½ cup self-rising flour
    • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
    • ⅔ cup brown sugar packed
    • ½ cup old-fashioned rolled oats quick can work as well
    • ¼ cup pecans or walnuts optional
    • ⅓ cup butter
    • 21 oz cherry pie filling
    • Vanilla Ice Cream optional

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
    • For the streusel, in a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, oats and nuts. Stir in the melted butter until combined well.
    • In a lightly greased 2-quart baking dish, spread the pie filling in an even layer. Top with the streusel, ensuring the filling is fulling covered.
    • Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Rest 10 minutes prior to serving. If you'd like, serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.

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    Nutrition

    Calories: 296kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 80mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 390IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Becky Canter

      March 03, 2023 at 11:50 pm

      5 stars
      Delicious

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      • Laura Ashley

        March 05, 2023 at 7:07 pm

        Thank you SO much!!!

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