This Best Blueberry Crisp is easy to make and tastes so good. The crumble topping is perfectly crunchy and the filling is pure tart blueberry!
“Food has the power to bring us together. We fall in love with food, celebrate food, and mourn food. Why can’t we channel this power into health? » It’s Liz Moody in her new cookbook, Healthier Together. The book is about finding a partner for healthier cooking. As a couple who fell in love with food together, Alex and I couldn’t love this concept more! This Easy Blueberry Crisp is a recipe from the book that reinforces the centuries-old tradition of crisps with nutrient-dense whole foods. Oh and it tastes good unbelievable.
what does it matter better the blueberry crisp recipe?
This easy blueberry crisp is everything: It’s easy to make, it’s healthy and it’s so good. Here is the distribution of this delicious summer dessert:
- The crumble is perfectly crunchy: and gluten-free! The filling here is crunchy and made with almonds and oats: making it a naturally gluten-free dessert.
- He has a healthy rotation. The filling tastes like eating pure blueberries. And guess what: there’s no sugar in the filling! The crunchy topping only has ½ cup of sugar, but it’s the perfect amount of sweetness: just enough to make the blueberries sparkle.
- Add lavender to take it on top! It’s optional, but adding a little crushed culinary lavender takes it to a whole new level. You can usually find lavender in the spice section of your grocery store, at a specialty spice store, or online.
Or try other berries! Opt for the Classic Blackberry Crisp or the Mixed Berry Crisp.
How to Crisp Blueberries
How do you make blueberries crispy? Or blueberry crumble because they are so similar! Fries and crumbs are an age-old tradition, but this one has a modern twist.
- make filling: To make the blueberry filling, simply mix the blueberries with arrowroot powder for thickening, vanilla, and lemon juice.
- Prepare crumble: The filling is a mixture of almond flour, butter, rolled oats, and sugar that combine to create the perfect crumbly texture. Although the blueberry topping doesn’t contain any sugar, the streusel topping adds just the right amount of sweetness to the tart berries. And that lavender… well, you just have to try it!
- Spread and bake! Spread the filling on top and bake for 45 minutes.
- Cool. It is important to let it cool for at least 15 minutes so that the filling can set!
More with blueberries? We have many delicious blueberry recipes to try.
Ways to serve blueberry chips
This fabulous fruit dessert is perfect on its own. BUT, it would be even more perfect served with:
Does Blueberry Crisp need to be refrigerated?
How do you store it after making this recipe? You can leave your blueberry crisp on the counter for up to 1 day, making sure to cover it overnight. This keeps the crispy filling crispy. We would cool everything else. Let us know if you try this blueberry crisp: it’s a keeper in our book!
Fancy more with almond flour? We have 10 easy almond recipes to try.
About the book: Healthier together
This blueberry crisp recipe is courtesy of Liz Moody’s Healthier Together. Alex and I love the subject of her book – because we both experienced the power to be healthier together too! Alex and I wouldn’t be cooking today without each other. The power of accountability and the serious fun of searching for healthy, plant-rich foods together is what makes it.
That’s exactly what Liz found with her husband when they hooked up in the kitchen and fell in love with food. That is the main message of his book The best way to nourish your body through food is with another person, be it a partner, friend, roommate, or co-worker.
Liz couldn’t be nicer: we’ve always been a big fan of the lively and delicious recipes on her site. And her book is everything we could hope for: interesting recipes with a healthy twist that can be made in any kitchen (like this blueberry crisp!). While not a vegetarian or vegan cookbook, it contains many vegetable recipes for everyone to enjoy.
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This Blueberry Crisp recipe is…
Vegetarian and gluten free. For vegan, plant-based, and dairy-free foods, use coconut oil instead of butter.
The description
This Best Blueberry Crisp is easy to make and tastes so good. The crumble topping is perfectly crunchy and the filling is pure tart blueberry!
For the filling
- 5 cups fresh blueberries
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons Arrowroot powder or cornstarch
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
For garnish
- 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter (or vegan butter or refined coconut oil)
- 1 cup oatmeal
- ½ cup coconut sugar or granulated sugar
- ½ cup almond powder
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon Culinary lavender, crushed under the bottom of a glass until powdery (optional)*
- Preheat the oven to 350F. Lightly grease an 8-inch pie plate or cast-iron skillet.
- Prepare the filling: In a large bowl, mix together the blueberries, vanilla, lemon juice, arrowroot, and salt until well coated. Transfer the filling to the prepared cake pan.
- Prepare the filling: wipe out the bowl, cut the butter into small pieces and add to the bowl along with the oat flakes, coconut blossom sugar, almond flour, vanilla, salt and lavender. Squeeze everything together with your fingertips until it forms a shaggy, sandy dough. Sprinkle the filling evenly over the filling.
- Bake for about 45 minutes or until topping is bubbly and topping is golden brown. Leave to cool for at least 15 minutes.
Remarks
*The lavender is optional, but it really enhances the dish!
Reprinted with permission from Healthier Together by Liz Moody
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Cooked
- Kitchen: American
Keywords: Blueberry Crisp, simply blueberry crisp
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Last update: March 2020
