Strawberry Crumble (Strawberry Crisp)

Our Strawberry Crumble (aka Strawberry Crisp) is the perfect way to celebrate the end of spring and the beginning of summer. Fresh strawberries coated with fresh orange juice and a delicious vegan crumble is the perfect combination to enjoy an easy and delicious dessert.

You may not find many dessert recipes on our blog. They normally take too long or need a long list of ingredients that we don't normally have at home. But fruit crumbles or crisps are so easy to make and all you need are a few simple ingredients that you may already have at home.

The best thing about crumbles is that you can always change the recipe and use seasonal fruits. This dessert or snack is the perfect way to use your fruit and make your family happy at the same time. We love making our strawberry crumble for Easter and Mother's Day, everyone loves it.

We love these few weeks that we start getting strawberries and we can still get the last oranges from our trees. The combination of these two fruits is just magical, so we try to make the most of it with recipes like this one.

Our recipe is vegan and it can be easily made gluten-free and sugar-free so you can please everyone with such a delicious treat.

Our Strawberry Crumble (Strawberry Crisp) is:

• Vegan
• A late Spring or early Summer recipe
• A dessert or a snack
• Easy to make
• Family-friendly
• Easter Dessert

How to make the best Strawberry Crumble

Ingredients

Filling

Strawberries. For this recipe, we use fresh strawberries as we normally bake our strawberry crisps during summer when they are in season. You can use frozen strawberries as well. Just make sure to leave them out of the freezer beforehand and remove any excess water.

Orange juice. We use freshly squeezed orange juice. You can use lemon juice or store-bought orange juice.

Cornflour. We use cornflour to make the filling thicker. Regular flour can be used instead of cornflour.

Coconut sugar. We add a little bit of sugar to the filling. You can skip this ingredient if your strawberries are really sweet or add some more if you are using unripe strawberries.

Crumble

Whole wheat flour. To make this recipe healthier, we use whole wheat flour. You can substitute it for all-purpose flour.

Rolled oats and almond flakes. Adding rolled oats and almond flakes into the topping mixture will make the strawberry crisp extra crunchy and more nutritious.

Vegan butter. We use the vegan butter from Naturli. You can use coconut oil as well.

Coconut sugar. Use your favorite sweetener. We like using coconut sugar when baking.

Cinnamon. Finish your topping with some cinnamon powder.

Step by Step Recipe

1. Prepare the filling. Wash and cut the strawberries and prepare the orange juice. Add the strawberries into a pie or baking dish. Pour the orange juice, add the cornstarch and sugar and combine all the ingredients. Make sure the strawberries are properly coated.
2. Prepare the topping. In a mixing bowl add the flour, oats, almonds, coconut sugar, cinnamon and melted butter. Combine all the ingredients using your hands until you have the desired consistency (crumbly).
3. Sprinkle the topping generously over the strawberries until they are all covered.
4. Bake for 35 minutes at 180C (350F).

Change the recipe to your taste

Make it gluten-free

Strawberry crumble is not naturally gluten-free but our strawberry crumble can easily be made gluten-free following these two simple steps:

• Use gluten-free flour instead of whole wheat or all-purpose flour. Our favourite flour to use is almond flour.
• Make sure you are using gluten-free oats. Not all of them are gluten-free.

Make it healthier

We love baking crumbles for our toddler Luca. He loves this Apple Crumble when the weather starts getting cold. When we cook for him, we reduce the amount of sugar or simply don't add any.

Making the Strawberry crumble sugar-free and using whole wheat flour or almond flour makes this recipe really healthy and eaten in small amounts, the perfect treat for people with diabetes. I had to deal with diabetes during my two pregnancies and this was a treat that I would cook almost weekly. Strawberries contain very little sugar, so they are the best fruit to eat if you need to lower your glucose levels.

Our expert tips:

• If you are not adding sugar to this recipe, cook the strawberries in a pan with half of the orange juice beforehand. This will bring out the natural sweetness of the strawberries, almost caramelizing them.
• Use ripe and seasonal strawberries from local markets. They are normally the sweetest.

Make this recipe using frozen strawberries

Can you make strawberry crumble using frozen strawberries? Of course! Frozen fruit is such a good alternative when you don't have fresh fruit available or even to make sure you always have fruit at home.

Most good companies will freeze their fruit straight after harvesting, which means these frozen goods will be extra fresh when you consume them.

If you are using frozen strawberries simply leave them out of the freezer beforehand and remove any excess water with a paper cloth.

FAQ and Tips

• Is Strawberry Crumble healthy? You can definitely make it healthy if you reduce or skip the sugar, use whole wheat flour or simply use oats and substitute the vegan butter for coconut oil. If you make the crumble with a big amount of butter, sugar and refined flour then it's not a healthy snack or dessert. Our recipe is healthier than most recipes you can find, as we use whole wheat flour and little amount of sugar.
• Can you freeze Strawberry Crumble? Yes, you can freeze this strawberry crumble if you are using fresh strawberries and thaw in the fridge the day before serving.
• Keep any leftovers in an air-tight container and heat in the microwave or oven before serving.
• What to serve with Strawberry Crumble. Strawberry crumble or crisp can be enjoyed as a dessert served with a lovely scoop of vegan vanilla ice cream, or as a snack served with some coconut or oat yogurt.
• Serve the Strawberry Crisp warm. If you serve it straight after baking it, the topping will be crispier than if you reheat the dessert.
• Use ripe and sweet strawberries. We always find the best strawberries at local markets where they sell just seasonal fruits and veggies.

If you tried our recipe, please leave a comment or tag us on Instagram @Sixhungryfeet. We are always happy to see your creations!