Blueberry Almond Crisp

Ask and you shall receive.

If you follow along on Instagram, you may have seen a bubbly blueberry crisp make an appearance on my stories this past weekend. Within minutes of me posting it, several of you asked for a recipe.

I took a poll and almost 90% of you guys said you wanted the recipe on the blog, so here we are! I give you blueberry almond crisp! AKA, probably the best fruit crisp I’ve ever made.

Here’s the thing, crisps and crumbles are not rocket science. Most of the time, I think they work without a recipe. They’re really hard to screw up! BUT I am happy to share what I do with mine – especially since this blueberry almond version came out exceedingly well. Let’s just say, I was more than happy to make this more than once in a weekend.

Right now, the blueberries are insanely sweet and plump. I get excited when I see them in the store, which is exactly how this crisp came to be. I got a little bit TOO excited last week and bought too many pints of berries. These babies were going to perish in the fridge unless I baked them into something.

When it comes to desserts, I lean heavily toward cookies and brownies or just about anything with dark chocolate. Fruit crisps? Not high on my list, believe it or not. But I decided to give it a go because I had all the ingredients on hand (along with some vanilla bean ice cream in the freezer. DESTINY!).

One bite into this gloriously juicy and sweet berry crisp, and I was a converted woman. I am full-on obsessed with this crisp and will likely make it time and time again while the berries are in season.

The filling is sweet and succulent but not TOO sweet; the berries sort of pop and burst in your mouth as you chew. So, so good. And the crumble topping? TO DIE FOR. Admittedly, I usually get more excited for the crisp/crumble topping than anything else, so I might be a bit partial to this part of the recipe. It’s so simple but a doozy just the same!

Along with the usual ingredients of flour, sugar, and butter, I tossed in some oats, slivered almonds, and spices. The result? A nutty, warmly spiced, perfectly sweet crumble topping. I may put it on all my crisps going forward. It’s that good.

Something I DO love about fruit crisps is how simple they are to throw together and how quickly you can have a hot, piping treat. I popped this in the oven as we sat down to eat dinner, and by the time we were done, we could have hot fruit crisp a la mode!

Which, in my humble opinion, is the only way to do fruit crisps. The cold ice cream on top is KEY.

Gosh, just talking about this is making me sad I don’t have any berries left for another crisp. I may be stopping at the store later today to remedy that!

Blueberry Almond Crisp

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• Author: Molly
• Total Time: 45 minutes
• Yield: 6 servings 1x

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Description

This blueberry almond crisp is bursting with summer berry goodness and comes together in one bowl!

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Ingredients

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For the Filling:

• 2 pints fresh blueberries
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon almond extract
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Zest and juice of 1 lemon

For the Topping:

• ½ cup flour
• 1 cup oats
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• ¼ cup light brown sugar
• ¼ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into small cubes

Ice cream, for serving

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Instructions

For the Filling:

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.
2. Toss the blueberries, sugar, cornstarch, extracts, salt, and lemon zest/juice in a large bowl until well combined. Pour the mixture into a 9-inch pie dish or baking dish. Set aside.

For the Topping:

1. Mix the flour, oats, almonds, sugars, salt, and spices in the same bowl used for the berries.
2. Add in the cold butter and mix with your fingers until the butter is incorporated and the mixture is crumbly.
3. Top the berries with the flour mixture.
4. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the filling is bubbly and the topping is golden brown and crisp in spots.
5. Serve warm and topped with vanilla ice cream.

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 35 minutes
• Category: dessert

Keywords: summer dessert, one bowl, one bowl desserts, blueberry almond desserts, blueberry crisp