A quick and easy strawberry crumble recipe made with fresh strawberries. A delicious summer dessert for strawberry season!
Ripe, juicy strawberries are topped with a flapjack style oat crumble topping, which is then baked in the oven until the crumble is golden and crisp, and the juicy red fruit is bubbling and tender!
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!
👩🍳 Love strawberry desserts? Try my strawberry cobbler recipe too!
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✔️ Why should you try it?
Here's why this is the best strawberry crumble recipe!
- A fruity seasonal pudding made with sweet strawberries.
- Quick and easy-to-make summer strawberry dessert recipe.
- 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. You could swap for lemon zest if you prefer.
- 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 crisp crumble topping;
- Plain Flour - for extra fiber you could use wholemeal plain flour.
- Oats - use ordinary rolled oats 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 the buttery crumble topping. This method is a whole lot easier than rubbing the butter and flour together by hand or using a food processor!
🔪 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 them in a large baking dish (I use a 2 litre pie dish). Sprinkle over the sugar, orange zest, and ground almonds.
- Place the dry crumble topping ingredients into a medium bowl and pour over the melted butter.
- Mix with a spoon until crumbles form.
- Top the strawberries with the crumble and bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes.
🍴 Serving suggestions
I like to serve strawberry crumble (strawberry crisp) with a dollop of honeycomb ice cream (plain old vanilla ice cream is pretty good too), or whipped cream.
If I make this crumble out of season with frozen berries, I like to serve it with warm creamy custard.
Leftovers are good 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. You could also add the juice of half a lemon to the strawberries to help create more sauce.
- 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
Store: The crumble can be made up to the point of baking, and then stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Reheat: Reheat the crumble in the microwave or serve it at room temperature.
Freeze: 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.
1. Ice Cream
2. Whipped Cream
3. Clotted Cream
4. Custard
5. Greek Yogurt
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- 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.700 g Strawberries, ½ Orange, 25 g Ground Almonds, 25 g Caster Sugar
- Put the plain flour, oats, and light brown sugar in a mixing bowl. Pour over the melted butter and mix until crumbles form.125 g Plain Flour, 125 g Rolled Oats, 125 g Light Brown Sugar, 125 g Butter
- 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.
Marci
I loved it but got me confused! The calories are for the total recipe?? Or for a single dose? Can you clarify, please?
I used some raspberries and it became a bit sour, but eating it cold was the perfect touch! I always find this to be a good idea if something is either too sweet or too sour 😀
Beth Sachs
Hi Marci. The calories are for 1 serving. Glad you enjoyed it!