A quick and easy strawberry crumble recipe.
Ripe, juicy strawberries are topped with a flapjack style crumble topping, which is then baked in the oven until the crumble is golden and the juicy red fruit is bubbling!
This easy strawberry crumble is so quick to prepare, and the perfect dessert for summer (although it can be made with frozen strawberries out of season)!
Serve with cream, custard, or ice cream, for the ultimate dessert experience!
Love strawberry desserts? Try my strawberry cobbler recipe too!
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✔️ Why should you try it?
- A fruity seasonal pudding
- Quick and easy to make
- Make ahead and bake later
- Freezer-friendly
🛒 Ingredients
- Strawberries - hulled and halved (quartered if large)
- Orange - the zest really helps to bring out the flavour of the strawberries.
- Ground Almonds - thickens the strawberry syrup that is created when the strawberries are baked.
- Caster Sugar - I vary the amount depending on the ripeness of the strawberries. As a guide, 25g of caster sugar is usually a good bet. If your strawberries are really ripe and sweet then reduce this to 15g.
For the crumble topping;
- Plain Flour - for extra fiber you could use wholemeal plain flour.
- Oats - use ordinary rolled oats but NOT JUMBO OATS (they don't seem to soak up the butter as well).
- Brown Sugar - I prefer light brown sugar but use dark brown sugar for a richer taste.
- Butter - melted butter is poured over the dry ingredients and mixed, to create that buttery crumble topping. This method is a whole lot easier than rubbing the butter and flour together by hand!
🔪 Instructions
The recipe card with ingredient quantities and detailed instructions can be found at the bottom of the post
- Wash, hull and halve the strawberries and place in a 2 litre pie dish. Sprinkle over the sugar, orange zest and ground almonds.
- Place the dry crumble topping ingredients into a bowl then pour over the melted butter.
- Mix with a spoon until crumbles form.
- Top the strawberries with the crumble and then bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes.
🍴 Serving suggestions
I like to serve this strawberry crumble (or strawberry crisp as it is sometimes known) with a dollop of honeycomb ice cream (plain old vanilla is pretty good too), or whipped cream.
If I make this crumble out of season with frozen berries, I love it with warm creamy custard.
I sometimes even eat it for breakfast with Greek yogurt!
📖 Variations
- Use different berries such as raspberries, blackberries or blueberries.
- Use frozen berries out of season.
- Swap the orange zest with lemon zest for a slightly tangier taste.
- Don't like ground almonds? Use 2 tablespoons of cornflour instead.
- Add a handful of chopped walnuts to the crumble topping for added crunch and texture.
- Make the crumble in 6 individual pie dishes rather than 1 large baking dish.
- Add 2 peeled and chopped Bramley apples for an apple and strawberry crumble!
🥡 Storage
The crumble can be made up to the point of baking, and then stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Baked crumble can also be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days and reheated in the microwave! It doesn't have to be reheated though - I quite often eat crumble at room temperature!
The strawberry crumble can be frozen for up to 3 months. I find it's best to freeze it after baking, otherwise the strawberries are liable to get a bit soggy. When you're ready to eat it, pop it straight from the freezer into a pre-heated oven for 25-30 minutes to warm up.
❓ FAQs
I find baking the crumble in a moderate oven (180c) gives the fruit time to break down, and the top gets nice and crisp, without the crumble getting too dark and burning.
The fruit layer should be bubbling and the surface of the crumble should be an even medium golden brown colour.
😋Related recipes
More delicious crumble recipes to try!
- Apple and Blueberry Crumble
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- Blackberry Crumble
- Rhubarb and Ginger Crumble
- Plum and Apple Crumble
- Apple and Mincemeat Crumble
- Apple and Blackberry Crumble
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Recipe
Easy Strawberry Crumble
Ingredients
- 700 g Strawberries washed, hulled and halved
- ½ Orange zest only
- 25 g Ground Almonds
- 25 g Caster Sugar
For the crumble
- 125 g Plain Flour
- 125 g Rolled Oats DON'T USE JUMBO OATS
- 125 g Light Brown Sugar
- 125 g Butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°c (160 fan/ Gas 4)
- Place the prepared strawberries, orange zest, ground almonds and caster sugar in the bottom of a 2 litre pie dish.
- Put the plain flour, oats, and light brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Pour over the melted butter and mix until crumbles form.
- Spoon the crumble mix over the strawberries and bake in the oven for 45- 50 minutes.
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Notes
- Use different berries such as raspberries, blackberries or blueberries.
- Use frozen berries out of season.
- Swap the orange zest with lemon zest for a slightly tangier taste.
- Don't like ground almonds? Use 2 tablespoons of cornflour instead.
- Add a handful of chopped walnuts to the crumble topping for added crunch and texture.
- Make the crumble in 6 individual pie dishes rather than 1 large baking dish.
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Jenn
I love this recipe! I had some fresh berries to use up so I made this and it didn't even make it to dessert before it all got gobbled up! I'll be making it again, for sure!
serena
I love how quick this is to prepare. Delicious flavors and great use of strawberries.
Beth
Oh my goodness! This crumble has got to be our new favorite dessert and I can't wait to make this for our Labor Day weekend! Such a delicious and very yummy crumble. We just love anything strawberry!
Angela
I love the technique of the ground almonds in this recipe. I never heard of that before but wow was it good and it did thicken up the juicy sweet berries. This was a hit.
Andrea
I had no idea a strawberry crumble is this easy to make. Will be making this one often.