Perfect Blueberry Crumble

This blueberry crumble recipe is a favorite! The nostalgic summer dessert consists of a sweet and tangy fruit filling topped with buttery crumbles.

Looking for a blueberry dessert that’s as perfect as it gets? The Blueberry crisp This recipe is the perfect nostalgic treat to end a meal. It has a juicy, fruity filling of berries flavored with cinnamon, allspice and lemon zest, topped with crunchy butter crumble. Add some melty vanilla ice cream and it really is a sublime treat. In fact, we’ve completely stopped making blueberry crumble because this crumble is next level.

Ingredients for this blueberry crumble recipe

This blueberry crumble recipe is our favorite alternative to a chip, although we like both almost equally. The difference between a crumble and a crisp? Technically, a crisp has oats or nuts in the filling and a crumble doesn’t: it’s basically butter, flour, and sugar. The lines are blurred in modern definitions of these recipes, that’s how often you see oatmeal crumbles. As much as we love oats, we’ve gone with the classic definition of a crumble here: and it was totally worth it. What you need for this blueberry crumble:

• blueberries
• granulated sugar
• cornstarch
• Lemon peel
• butter without salt
• all purpose flour
• cinnamon and allspice
• baking powder
• Salt

Use fresh or frozen blueberries

Don’t feel like you have to have a ton of fresh blueberries to do this! This recipe calls for 4 cups of fresh blueberries: which we had on hand while blueberry picking in Michigan. Don’t have access to that many blueberries? You can also use frozen! Add them to the frozen recipe: no need to thaw them. Keep in mind that store-bought frozen berries can be a little more tart than fresh berries, so consider adding a little more sugar to the filling.

There are special precautions for cooking with blueberries in cobblers, muffins, and scones (the berries can bleed and turn baked goods purple!). However, there is no danger with a crumble: the berries do not mix with the dry products. This streusel is also a great place to use fresh blueberries you’ve frozen for storage: just throw them in the pan frozen.

A note on butter

This recipe calls for 7 tablespoons of butter: which is an odd number. If you cook a lot, you’ll find that most crumbly and crispy recipes call for either 6 tablespoons of butter or 8 tablespoons. But trust us! Seven is the magic number here and makes for absolutely perfect crumbs.

Would you like to make this blueberry crumble vegan? Just use vegan butter instead of standard butter: it works like a charm.

How to serve Blueberry Crumble

Once you have your beautiful blueberry crumble, you’ll find it delicious straight out of the pan. But like most crumble recipes, it tastes even better with vanilla ice cream! The contrast between rich cream and tart berries is perfect. Here are some of our favorite toppings for this gorgeous dessert:

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Wanna save that blueberry crumble? This dessert keeps well at room temperature, chilled, or frozen.

• Store the crumble easily at room temperature for 1 day. This will help preserve the texture of the sprinkles.
• Refrigerate up to 3 days. It keeps pretty well in the fridge and is even better when reheated.
• Freeze up to 3 months. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Heat in a 350 degree oven until bubbling.

More blueberry desserts

This Blueberry Crumble is a favorite of our Best Blueberry Desserts. Here are a few more to try:

This blueberry crumble recipe is…

Vegetarian. For vegans and plant-based, use vegan butter.