Description
Mini strawberry crumbles, with a sweet and juicy berry filling and buttery, brown sugar crumble topping. Simple to make, always delicious, and perfect for Summer. Gluten-free and vegan-friendly.
Ingredients
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Strawberry Filling
- 4 cups sliced strawberries
- 2 Tbsp granulated sugar
- 2–3 tsp fresh lemon juice, or to taste
- 2 tsp arrowroot starch, optional but recommended ¹
Oat Crumble Topping
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour ²
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- pinch fine sea salt
- 3 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened ³
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375℉.
- Prep the filling: In a medium mixing bowl, toss together the strawberries, sugar, arrowroot starch, and lemon juice. Set aside.
- Make the crumble topping: In a small mixing bowl, stir together the oats, flour, brown sugar, and salt until combined.
- Add the butter, and use a pastry blender or your fingers to cut the butter into the dry ingredients. Continue until the butter is completely incorporated, and the mixture comes together into a chunky crumb.
- Divide the strawberry mixture between 4 oven-safe ramekins. Top with the crumble topping, pressing it down gently into the filling.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the crumble topping is golden brown and the berry juices begin to bubble up around the edges.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes.
- Serve warm with fresh whipped cream, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and/or a dusting of powdered sugar. Enjoy!!
Notes
- ¹ Arrowroot starch is my favorite thickener for pie and crumble fillings. You can also use cornstarch or tapioca flour. Or, if you don’t mind a juicier crumble, feel free to skip it.
- ² Make it gluten-free: use an all-purpose gluten-free flour blend such as Bob’s Red Mill or King Arthur Flour (measuring by weight), and be sure the oats are also certified gluten-free. Oat flour or almond flour would also likely work.
- ³ For a vegan crumble, substitute vegan butter (such as Earth Balance) or room-temperature unrefined coconut oil.
Keywords: mini strawberry crumbles, individual crumbles, berry crisp, strawberry crumble, easy, simple