Description
A sweet and simple strawberry oat crumble with a buttery brown sugar oat crumb topping, and jammy berry filling. Easily adaptable, gluten free and vegan friendly.
Ingredients
Strawberry Filling
- 5 cups strawberries, hulled and halved/quartered
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- zest of one lemon
- optional but recommended: 2 tsp arrowroot starch ¹
Oat Crumble Topping
- 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/3 cup white whole wheat flour ²
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp ground cardamom
- 4 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened ³
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375℉. Lightly grease a 9×9-inch baking dish with butter or baking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, toss together the strawberries, sugar, vanilla, lemon zest, and arrowroot starch, if using. Set aside.
- Make the crumble topping: In a small mixing bowl, stir together the oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, and cardamom 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.
- Pour the strawberry mixture into your prepared baking dish. Top with the crumble topping and bake for 25-35 minutes, until the crumble topping is golden brown and the berry juices begin to bubble.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Serve warm with scoops of vanilla ice cream. Enjoy!!
Notes
¹ Arrowroot starch is my favorite pie and fruit filling thickener. It creates a smooth, shiny sauce without a noticeable added taste. As a second choice, you can also substitute (blended) instant tapioca pearls or cornstarch. Or, omit the starch, and enjoy a saucier crumble!
² Make this crumble gluten free by substituting all-purpose gluten free flour and making sure your rolled oats are also GF Almond or oat flour would likely work as well.
³ Make it vegan by using vegan butter (such as Earth Balance buttery baking sticks), or room-temperature unrefined coconut oil and be sure to use sugar produced without the use of animal products.
Keywords: strawberry oat crumble, whole wheat, strawberry crisp, oat crumb, easy