Blueberry Crisp Recipe
This blueberry crisp bakes up with juicy, bubbling berries and a buttery oat topping that turns perfectly golden. It’s simple to throw together with ingredients you probably already have on hand. Serve it warm and it’s the kind of dessert everyone keeps coming back for.
Servings 6
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 Cups Blueberries fresh
- ⅓ Cup Sugar
- 2 teaspoons Lemon Juice
- 4 Tablespoons Butter
- ⅓ Cup Brown Sugar firmly packed
- ⅓ Cup Flour sifted
- ¾ Cup Oats quick-cooking oats, uncooked
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Place blueberries into 1½ quart baking dish evenly.
- Sprinkle with sugar and lemon juice.
- Cream butter.
- Add brown sugar gradually and cream until well blended.
- Use a fork to blend flour and oats into mixture.
- Spread over blueberries.
- Bake at 375° for 35 to 40 minutes.
Notes
Helpful Tips
- Use ripe, flavorful blueberries – The better your berries taste going in, the better your crisp will taste coming out
- Don’t skip the lemon juice – It keeps the filling from tasting flat and really brings out the blueberry flavor
- Spread the berries evenly – This helps everything bake at the same rate and keeps the topping from sinking in spots
- Cream the butter and brown sugar well – A smooth base makes the topping bake up more evenly and gives you that nice crumb texture
- Mix the topping just until combined – Overmixing can make it dense instead of light and crumbly
- Watch for bubbling edges – That’s your sign the filling is thickening and ready
- Let it rest before serving – Giving it a few minutes helps the juices settle so it’s not too runny when you scoop it
- Bake until golden, not pale – The topping should have a light golden color for the best flavor and texture