Blueberry Crumble
Are you finding fresh blueberries in the store or at U-Pick farms? Do you want to make a classic American
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What You Need To Make This Blueberry Crumble
If you love summer desserts, you’re in luck! This one doesn’t require a lot of special ingredients which is probably why crumbles are so popular. The only special ingredient you need are the berries, and those can be frozen OR fresh!
- blueberries (fresh or frozen)
- sugar (Low on sugar? Use these alternatives)
- cornstarch
- lemon juice
- all-purpose flour
- butter, room temperature
- egg (Running low on eggs? Here are simple swaps to keep baking)
What’s the difference between a crisp and a crumble?
These desserts both feature soft sweet fruit, often a summer fruit or berry. Then they’re baked together with a crumby topping until the mixture reaches the perfect combination of syrupy fruit and that topping.
The difference lies in the topping. A crumble is just a crumby topping made of flour, butter, sugar, and often an egg. It’s kind of biscuity.
The fruit crisp on the other hand, is made with oats in the same sort of crumby topping. While it bakes up in the oven the oats get crunchy. This topping is almost more like a granola-ish topping. You can add nuts to the topping if you like.
Both fruity desserts are very popular in the summer and people often have their own names for each
How To Store A Crumble
The trick to storing a crumble is to keep it uncovered as long as possible. Serve it as fresh as possible and hope it gets eaten quickly.
Cover any leftover crumble lightly with foil or saran wrap. Store it at room temperature for up to a day, then put it in the fridge for longer-term storage. If you cover it tightly, the topping will become soft and gooey. You could warm it up in the oven, and the topping will firm up slightly.
Blueberry Crumble
Ingredients
Filling
- 1 pint blueberries fresh or frozen
- 2 Tablespoons sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoons lemon juice
Topping
- 1 cup flour
- ½ cup granulated sugar can use more or less to desired sweetness
- ¼ cup butter room temperature
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º
- Toss blueberries, 2 Tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice together and put in a greased 8×8 inch baking dish
- Combine 1 cup of flour and ½ cup of sugar
- Add butter and egg, and stir together until crumbly
- Sprinkle over blueberry mixture
- Bake in center of oven for 30 minutes, until crumble is golden brown on the edges, and blueberry filling is bubbly
