Fresh Cherry Crisp
Do you ever go to the market and toss way too much produce into your cart? I do this all too often, but I just cannot resist summer fruits like peaches, nectarines and cherries!
Sometimes I find myself ripping open the bag of cherries on the way home and ever so discreetly spit the pits out the window…did I just admit to that? That’s okay… we’re all friends here!
Sunday evening I found my refrigerator overflowing with beautiful cherries and decided to throw something together to use them up before they got fuzzy. I ended up making individual cherry crisps. They turned out fantastic and were even better topped with vanilla bean ice cream.
This Fresh Cherry Crisp held up really well in the fridge and were just as good warmed in the microwave the next day. The boyfriend loved the topping so much he has been begging me to make more for ice cream sundaes!
Fresh Cherry Crisp
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
- 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 2 cups pitted sour cherries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Spray four ramekins with non-stick cooking spray.
- Combine oats, 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, baking powder and baking soda together in a medium bowl. Whisk together well to evenly combine.
- Add brown sugar and melted butter to the flour mixture and mix well to form a clumpy dough. Set aside.
- In another bowl combine pitted cherries, granulated sugar and 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour. Mix well so the cherries are coated with the flour and sugar. Divide them between the four sprayed ramekins.
- Cover cherries with crisp topping, dividing it evenly between the four ramekins.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, until crisp topping is golden brown.
Notes
- You can easily double this recipe and prepare in one 9"x13" baking dish.
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In the oven now with cherries picked in Door County couple days ago. Easy enough to make even with the “help” of 3 and 6year olds! Smells great…taking it hot out of the oven to a pool party.
Just made this and it was amazing! I was looking for a dessert to use up a bunch of fresh cherries that I had and I’m so glad I chose this one. Question, if I wanted to add apples to the cherry mixture, do you think it would turn out ok? I once had a cherry apple crisp and I would love to recreate it.
I’ve not tried apples with this recipe, Tanya, but it sounds amazing. I say give it a go. Let me know how you like it!
Picked a bucket of cherries from the yard today and now that my kitchen looks like a murder took place I am ready to start cooking! Your cherry crisp is first on the list (then cherry glazed pork chops for dinner).
Sounds wonderful, Angela!
Hi. I want to make this dessert, but cherries are not in season yet. Can I use frozen ones, and what changes should I make? Thanks
Amy-
We have not tested this substitution, so I am not sure how it will turn out, but I am guessing frozen cherries will work just fine. If you give it a try, let us know. Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Jamie
I purchased a ton of cherries over the weekend and now that I’m all cherried out I needed to find a recipe to use them up. I found your recipe and had to try it. It was amazing!! I must admit that I made a few changes myself. I doubled the recipe and used sweet cherries instead. I also added some blueberries and only added a 1/2 cup of sugar to the fruit mix. My husband is in love! Thank you so much :)
So happy to hear you enjoyed the crisp, Liz! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
My husband said this made the best cherry crisp he’s ever had. Made it with cherries from the tree we planted in the back yard. I loved it so much, I am using the recipe with rhubarb for dessert tonight.
So happy to hear you enjoyed the crisp, Pam! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Just made it! That was so delicious! Thank you so much for the recipe. The crumble was spot-on. Just a quick note that maybe the cherries on our tree were too sweet to begin with, but the amount of granulated sugar was a bit too much for our cherries. I think another reviewer mentioned cinnamon, so I added that, and it was fantastic!
Hi Olga!
So happy to hear you enjoyed it! Happy baking!
-Jamie
Oh, girl. This is crazy good thank you.
So happy to hear you enjoyed the crisp! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Absolutely wonderful! Added some chopped pecans to the crumble and used some very tart cherries. 10/10 will make again.
So happy to hear you enjoyed the crisp, Laurel! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving your feedback!
-Jamie
Love it so much !
Thanks so much for stopping by, Tricia! I appreciate you taking the time to comment. Happy Baking!
-Jamie