Fresh strawberries with a crunchy oatmeal topping combine to make this perfect quick & easy strawberry crumble.
It only takes minutes to prep and get it in the oven – and your house will smell decadent as this delicious dessert bakes!
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Why You’ll Love this Recipe
If you love heading to the farmers market to pick up some fresh berries during the summer like we do, then make sure to grab an extra basket for this simple recipe!
It is the perfect summer dessert (especially during strawberry season) and a way to use that fresh fruit for those weekend BBQs, or even a fun easy dessert recipe for a weeknight out on the back porch with your family!
Expert Tips
This recipe can be baked in the following sized pans:
- deep dish pie pan
- 7 x 11 inch (or 18 x 26 cm) – pictured in this recipe
- 1.5 liter
- 1.5 quart
Baking times may vary based on the size of pan you used.
- Adding sugar to fresh strawberries brings out the natural juices in the strawberries. So, when you pour the strawberries into the bottom of the pan, there will be liquid as well. That’s perfectly normal.
- The strawberry filling thickens as it cools.
Strawberry Crumble with Oats
Using oats combined with a few other ingredients helps create that crumbly topping that blends so perfectly with that sweet, smooth strawberry layer!
Using old fashioned oats are ideal, for that special texture they provide!
Simple ingredients:
It doesn’t take much to make this strawberry dessert! In fact, you may already have most of the ingredients on hand!
Strawberry Layer
- 5 cups sweet strawberries, cut in to fourths or about 2 lbs
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup sugar
Crisp Topping Ingredients
- 2/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup salted butter, melted
How to make strawberry crumble:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare the strawberries by cutting off the tops and cutting into fourths. If the strawberries vary a lot in size, try to cut them approximately the same size.
- Sprinkle the cornstarch and 1⁄3 cup sugar over the strawberries in a medium bowl and toss strawberries until mixed thoroughly. (Image 1 & 2 below.)
- Set aside the fruit mixture as you mix the crumble topping.
- To make the topping, mix together the dry ingredients: oats, flour, brown sugar and white sugar.
Drizzle over melted butter slowly and mix until everything is coated well. With clean hands, mix together all the ingredients until it is nice and crumbly. (Image 3 & 4 below.)
- Pour the juicy strawberries mixture in a 7 x 11 inch pan (see note below). (Image 5 below.)
- Sprinkle the buttery crumble topping over the strawberries. (Image 6 below.)
- Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees, then increase the temperature to 375 and bake about 10-12 minutes more.
- You’ll know the strawberry crumble is done when the mixture is bubbling around the edges and middle, and the crumbs are golden brown.
- Serve slightly warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Yes! Although it is baked, it is best to store any leftovers in the refrigerator in an airtight container so it will stay fresh for up to 3 days.
Using the butter as specified, it will help tie the crumble ingredients together but will also help the ingredients crisp up! If you have leftovers, it’s best to reheat in an oven to allow the crisp to crisp up!
The flour will actually help the liquid thicken up to create a consistency that’s desired for a crumble!
A crisp usually has more of a streusel topping and a crumble does sometimes have more of a cake topping. However, they can be very similar!
Related Recipes
We are HUGE fans of strawberry desserts around here and if you’ve found that you have too many strawberries, I thought you may also love these other popular recipes like the strawberry brownie recipe, strawberry cheesecake cookies, and the strawberry shortcake cookies!
Or, if you love a good strawberry breakfast recipe, you’ll also love the strawberry stuffed french toast and the strawberry chocolate chip muffins!
Strawberry Crumble
Ingredients
Strawberry Layer
- 5 cups strawberries, cut in to fourths or about 2 lbs
- 3 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/3 cup sugar
Topping Ingredients
- 2/3 cup old fashioned oats
- 3/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup salted butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare the strawberries by cutting off the tops and cutting into fourths. If the strawberries vary a lot in size, try to cut them approximately the same size.
- Sprinkle the cornstarch and 1⁄3 cup sugar over the strawberries in a medium sized bowl and stir to coat well. Set aside as you mix the crumble topping.
- To make the topping, mix together oats, flour, brown sugar and white sugar. Drizzle over melted butter slowly and mix until everything is coated well. With clean hands, mix together all the ingredients until it is nice and crumbly.
- Pour the strawberry mixture in a 7 x 11 inch pan (see note below).
- Sprinkle over crumb topping.
- Bake for 35 minutes at 350 degrees, then increase temperature to 375 and bake about 10-12 minutes more. You’ll know the strawberry crumble is done when the mixture is bubbling around the edges and middle, and the crumbs are golden brown.
- Serve slightly warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- deep dish pie pan
- 7 x 11 inch (or 18 x 26 cm)
- 1.5 liter
- 1.5 quart
Beth says
This strawberry crumble is such a delicious and very yummy dessert! My daughter and I loved this recipe. Such a big hit here! Can’t wait to make this again!
Jessica says
Thrilled that you loved this easy recipe Beth, thank you!
katerina says
YUM! Such a fantastic summer dessert!
Jessica says
So glad that you liked it Katerina! Thank you!
Jennifer says
HUGE fan of this Strawberry Crumble!! So delicious and the perfect summer dessert!
Jessica says
I love hearing that you liked it, thank you so much for sharing!