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Summer Ripe Cherry Crumble 🍒
This deliciously easy cherry crumble is packed with the juicy goodness of fresh cherries, which are bursting with antioxidants, fiber, and vitamins. And the best part? This recipe is incredibly easy to make and requires minimal prep time! Add a scoop of homemade ice cream on top, and this is a go-to summer favorite!
If you enjoy this crumble, try our Summer Berry Crumble next!
Why You’ll Love this Recipe
This is a dessert recipe that’s as satisfyingly sweet as it is nutritious! Here are some other reasons you’re going to love it:
- Fast Prep: This cherry crumble recipe requires very little prep time (just 10 minutes) and then it is all hands off baking in the oven!
- Easy Oat Topping: With a simple crumble topping made from rolled oats, almond flour, and sliced almonds, you’ll get a satisfying crunch that’s also gluten-free.
- Bold Flavors: The flavors that come from the cooked cherries are both tart and sweet. And let’s not forget the hint of cinnamon and sea salt for added flavor and nutrition!
So, what are you waiting for? Let’s get baking and indulge in this summer treat while the cherries are ripe! Or you can try one of these other cherry recipes like Chocolate Cherry Yogurt Clusters, Cherry Chocolate Overnight Oats 🍒🍫, or Cherry No Dairy Ice Cream.
Learn more about the nutritious ingredients in this dish: 🧠 Everything You Need To Know About Oats
Ingredients:
These are the clean ingredients that come together and make this cherry crumble delicious and nutritious.
8 servings
- 1 lb fresh sour cherries, pitted
- 1 lb fresh sweet cherries, pitted (or use 2 lbs of your favorite cherries)
- 2 Tbsps Gluten Free flour, Arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup or raw honey
- 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
Crumble topping:
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond flour, or Gluten Free flour
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup or raw honey
- 3 Tbsps melted coconut oil or ghee (make your own ghee), more for greasing the dish
- 2 tsps ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Optional:
Dollop of yogurt or ice cream for serving
How to make Cherry Crumble:
Preheat your oven to 350°F and lightly grease a medium baking dish with coconut oil or ghee.
Step 1. Using a pitting tool, pit your cherries and place them into your prepared baking dish.
Step 2. Sprinkle the cherries with the 2 Tbsps. of gluten free flour or Arrowroot or cornstarch and drizzle with maple syrup and vanilla. Stir to combine.
Step 3. To make your crumble, place all the crumble ingredients in a large bowl. Stir thoroughly to combine.
Step 4. Sprinkle the crumble over the cherries.
Step 5. Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.
Enjoy while hot with a dollop of yogurt or ice cream!
❤️Rachel
Loving this healthy fruit dessert recipe? Here are three more you might enjoy; High Energy Protein Packed Banana Splits, Super Simple Pineapple Soft Serve, and Easy Mango Sorbet (in 5 Minutes!).
Rachel’s Tips for Best Results
- Use a pitting tool to remove the pits from the cherries in just a few minutes.
- If you notice the top starting to brown too quickly, cover it lightly with a piece of foil while the crumble finishes baking.
- Defrost frozen cherries before using if using them in this crumble.
- 🍯Sweetness factor is a very personal taste preference, so you may want to use more or less pure maple syrup or raw honey, depending on YOUR family’s specific taste preferences.
Variations and Substitutions
Fresh or Frozen Cherries: We love using fresh cherries for this recipe, but frozen cherries will also work. Plus they will be less work since they are normally already pitted!
Cinnamon or not: Most crumbles use cinnamon, but if you don’t like it, you could leave it out. Or better yet, try out a different spice like nutmeg or clove. (I’d love to hear about it if you try it!)
Other Fruits: You can actually make a crumble out of any summertime berry, so see what your favorite is! Also, I love a good pear crumble or cranberry apple crumble around the holidays.
Serving Suggestions
We recommend serving all of our crumble recipes with a big scoop of ice cream or yogurt on top! But since this is a summer dessert recipe, we thought we would recommend a few fun summer main dishes this pairs well with like:
Storage
Fresh cherry crumble will keep in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and only gets better with time! This also freezes well and will keep in the freezer for up to 2 months.
Recipe FAQ’s
What is a crumble dessert?
A crumble is a baked fruit dessert where you utilize a mixture of the fruits own juices and a thickening agent like corn starch to create a fruity sauce, then top it with a crumbly oat or flour topping that works as a quick top crust.
What’s the easiest way to get pits out of cherries?
We recommend using a pitting tool like the one depicted in this post, however, if you don’t have one, you could use a wooden dowel, a chopstick, or anything else that is strong enough to go into one side of the cherry and push the pit out the other side.
What is best for thickening the fruit filling?
We used gluten free flour to thicken our filling, but you could also use corn starch or arrowroot flour to get a similar amount of thickening and they are both also gluten free.
More Crisp and Crumble recipes you’ll love:
Easy Cherry Crumble 🍒
Ingredients
- 1 lb fresh sour cherries, pitted
- 1 lb fresh sweet cherries, pitted (or use 2 lbs of your favorite cherries)
- 2 Tbsps Gluten Free flour, Arrowroot powder, or cornstarch
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup or raw honey
- 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
Crumble topping:
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond flour, or Gluten Free flour
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup or raw honey
- 3 Tbsps melted coconut oil or ghee, more for greasing the dish
- 2 tsps ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp sea salt
Optional:
- Dollop of yogurt or ice cream for serving
Instructions
- Lightly grease a medium baking dish with coconut oil or ghee.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees f.
- Pit your cherries and place them into your prepared baking dish.
- Sprinkle the cherries with the 2 Tbsps. gluten free flour/Arrowroot/cornstarch and drizzle with maple syrup and vanilla. Stir to combine.
- To make your crumble, place all the crumble ingredients in a large bowl. Stir thoroughly to combine.
- Sprinkle the crumble over the cherries.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes, or until golden and bubbly.
- Enjoy while hot with a dollop of yogurt or ice cream!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
