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This Healthy Berry Crisp Recipe is a delicious lightened up summer dessert that has no refined sugar at all.So delicious, no one would ever guess that it’s healthy! Serve with homemade ice cream. Dairy-free & Vegan option included!
This healthy berry crisp just came out of my oven and makes me so happy that I am willing to make a bunch of berry corny puns today. I hope you are berry ok with this situation.
Seriously, if I had to pick just one dessert to eat for the rest of the summer, this berry crisp would be it. Warm, sweet, bubblingberries topped with a crunchy oat crumble that is browned to perfection. A heaping scoop of your favoriteice creamor some coconut whipped cream and get ready for the ultimate summer dessert bliss.
I love this Healthy Berry Crisp Recipe because it tastes UHU-MAZING while being refined sugar-free and it can easily be made dairy-free and vegan! A total dinner party success but also awesome for a leisurely weekend brunch. So basically what I’m saying is…Healthy Berry Crisp for breakfast is totally justifiable.
The berry crisp is perfect as is but topped with a little vanilla ice cream or homemade banana cinnamon ice cream - BLISS! Or, umm, how about some Frozen Greek Yogurt?
How to make Healthy Mixed Berry Crumble:
Prep: Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
Step 1 - Place the berries in a large baking dish (like a 10"x15" or a 9"x13").
Step 2 & 3 - Sprinkle them with cornstarch and coconut sugar. Drizzle with lemon juice and honey. Using a spoon, mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are well combined and spread the berry mix into an even layer.
Step 4 - For the oat crumble topping, combine oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a medium bowl.
Step 5 -Melt butter and pour over oat mixture.
Step 6 - Mix well.
Step 7 - Sprinkle the oat mix over the berries.
Step 8 & 9 - Bake the crisp for 30 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the fruits are bubbling up all around the sides and in the middle. Remove the dish from the oven, set aside for about 10-15 minutes to allow the crisp to set a bit, and serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, coconut whipped cream, or Greek yogurt.
Recipe Variations:
MAKE IT DAIRY FREE:
- Use coconut oil instead of butter (same quantities). I like to use refined coconut oil to avoid a coconut taste.
- Serve with dairy-free ice-cream.
MAKE IT VEGAN:
- Use maple syrup instead of honey (same quantities).
- Use coconut oil instead of butter (same quantities). I like to use refined coconut oil to avoid a coconut taste.
- Serve with vegan ice-cream.
Which oats are best for making crisp?
I would always go for old fashioned rolled oats. Yes, you can use quickoatsto make berrycrisp. However, I prefer using old fashionedrolled, because I think the texture of the topping is better. Steel-cut oats can't be used on crumbles orcrisps-the resultswillbe too grittyiftheoatsare used raw or mushyiftheoatsare cooked.
Tips:
- As for the sweetener, you’ll use raw honey orpure maple syrup insteadof granulated or brown sugar. Be sure to usethe good stuff! Avoid pancake syrup or sugar-free syrup; those contain corn syrup or artificial ingredients!
- As for the fruit, bothfresh and frozen blueberrieswill work for making berry crisp making it possible to enjoy this crumble all year round! WIN!
- If your berry mix has quite a few tart fruits (like gooseberries for instance, as pictured) you may want to add a bit more sugar to the filling (one to two tablespoons more, depending on your taste) so it's not too tart.
- The cornstarch will thicken all those berry juices and will continue its job while the crumble cools, so it’s prettyimportant to let the crumble cool down a bit before serving so the cornstarch can do its thing. Now as we all love our crumble warm, I would actually recommend letting it cool completely, then go ahead and reheat individual portions!
- Serve it topped with ice cream or Frozen Greek Yogurt!
5 from 5 votes
Healthy Berry Crisp
This Healthy Berry Crisp Recipe is a delicious lightened up summer dessert that has no refined sugar at all.So delicious, no one would ever guess that it’s healthy! Serve with homemade ice cream. Dairy-free & Vegan option included!
CourseDessert
CuisineAmerican
Keywordberry crisp, berry crumble, healthy berry crisp
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling 15 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
Filling
- 8cupsfrozen mixed berries - fresh works too
- 2tablespoonscornstarch- or arrowroot
- 1.5tablespoonslemon juice
- 2tablespoonshoney
- 2tablespoonscoconut sugar - or brown sugar
Topping
- 2cupsold fashioned oatsaka rolled oats
- ½cupflour– whitewhole wheat or gluten free
- ¼cupcoconut sugar + 2 tbsp - or brown sugar
- 1teaspooncinnamon
- ½teaspoonnutmeg
- ¼cupunsalted butter3.5 oz /100 grams + 3 tablespoons
To serve (optional)
- Vanilla ice-cream
- Greek yogurt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
Place berries in a large baking dish (like a 10"x15" or a 9"x13"). Sprinkle with cornstarch and coconut sugar. Drizzle with lemon juice and honey. Using a spoon, mix thoroughly until all the ingredients are well combined and spread into an even layer.
In a medium bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Melt butter and pour over oat mixture. Mix well and sprinkle over berries.
Bake for 30 minutes or until topping is golden brown and fruits are bubbly. Remove from the oven, set aside for about 10-15 minutes to allow the crisp to set a bit and serve warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or greek yogurt.
Recipe Notes
- As for the sweetener, you’ll use raw honey orpure maple syrup insteadof granulated or brown sugar. Be sure to usethe good stuff! Avoid pancake syrup or sugar-free syrup; those contain corn syrup or artificial ingredients!
- As for the fruit, bothfresh and frozen blueberrieswill work for making berry crisp making it possible to enjoy this crumble all year round! WIN!
- If your berry mix has quite a few tart fruits (like gooseberries for instance, as pictured) you may want to add a bit more sugar to the filling (one to two tablespoons more, depending on your taste) so it's not too tart.
- The cornstarch will thicken all those berry juices and will continue its job while the crumble cools, so it’s prettyimportant to let the crumble cool down a bit before serving so the cornstarch can do its thing. Now as we all love our crumble warm, I would actually recommend letting it cool completely, then go ahead and reheat individual portions!
- Serve it topped with ice cream or frozen Greek yogurt!
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Nikki
Absolutely delicious! And lower sugar than a typical fruit crisp too!
Marie
Yes, win win! Thanks Nikki 🙂
Tara
Such a wonderful summer dessert! The berry crisp sounds perfect paired with that vanilla ice cream.
Sandhya's Kitchen
One of my favourite dessert are Berry Crisp. We often Blueberry crisp and serve it with clotted cream.
Emily Liao
This berry crisp is the best! All my favorite berry flavors in one crunchy recipe. Love to add this to ice cream but also my yogurt in the morning 🙂
Marie
Yes! I LOVE berry crisp and yogurt together. So good. Thank you Emily!
Alex
Berry crisp is one of my absolute favourites - and I love that I can now enjoy a vegan version. So delicious!
Marie
Same for me Alex, it's one I make again and again!