Strawberry & Blueberry Pistachio Crumble... Have berries, will bake!

Strawberry & Blueberry Pistachio Crumble … simple quick desserts like these are the best. Staple ingredients, easy substitutes and instant gratification! What more might you need? Comfort in a bowl? Yes, that too, and that’s all the important boxes ticked off!

A good crumble is one of our favourite ways to dessert and it’s pure joy to see fruit get lapped up so quick! I love this particular wholegrain topping which makes this crumble quite an indulgent yet healthy bake. I’m quite certain this crumble will win your heart!

It was years ago that I got introduced to this wonderful bake while lamenting about too much fruit on hand which was going soft. Back then, Judy Chippiani had a post on crumbles, saying that it was the best way to use extra fruit on hand.

That first crumble had us smitten and there’s been no looking back. I don’t wait for fruit to go soft. I just wait for fruit to come into season so I can make a crumble. This one is particularly delicious since berries are always a good idea. I’ve made this in the past with strawberries, apple, pistachios and rosemary – that was excellent too.

You can pretty much use a mix of berries, any firm fruit in season, or a combination of fruit. Apples of course make one of the best classic crumbles but to be honest my apple crumble never looks pretty enough to shoot! Strawberries in dessert are definitely a favourite!

Strawberries in dessert, Desserts with strawberries

I make this crumble into four portions since we love the idea of more crumble to each fruit serving, but this recipe will easily make 6 portions. Feel free to play with the proportions of fruit, nuts and herbs, use the grains you enjoy, add as much sugar as the pallette likes. Above all, do crumble!

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Strawberry & Blueberry Pistachio Crumble

Strawberry Blueberry Pistachio Crumble… Simple quick desserts like these are the best. Staple ingredients, easy substitutes and instant gratification! What more might you need? Comfort in a bowl? Yes, that too, and that's all the important boxes ticked off!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 30

Course Dessert

Cuisine British

Servings 4

Equipment

2 bowls
whisk
spatula
Knife
Hand blender {optional}

Ingredients

Fruit mix

200 g blueberries
300 g strawberries chopped
2-3 tbsp brown sugar
60 g pistachios chopped
1 1/2 tbsp cornflour

Crumble topping

2 1/2 tbsp whole-wheat flour
2 tbsp brown sugar
80 g butter chilled, diced
45 g breakfast oats
30 g pistachios chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180C

First make the crumble topping:

Mix flour and sugar with a spoon in a dry bowl.
Put in cold butter cut into pieces and work with finger tips to make a breadcrumbs like texture. Now toss in the oats and nuts lightly with a spoon.
Alternatively, add the flour, sugar and chilled diced butter into a small hand blender. Cut in short bursts until you get a pea sized mix. Stir in the otas and chopped nuts.
{Can be made ahead and chilled}

Fruit filling:

In a large bowl, toss together the ingredients for the fruit filling.
Divide into 4-6 ramekins.
Top with the crumble and press gently to pack tight and seal the fruit in.
Bake till tops are light brown and stewed fruit juice begins to appear on edges {about 30 minutes}
Serve warm or at room temperature as is, with unsweetened cream, or a scoop of vanilla ice cream perhaps.

Notes

Use apples with strawberries as an alternative pairing, or just strawberries will work too. Add in the zest of an orange, or fresh rosemary. Use walnuts as an alternative.

Keyword baking, crumble, dessert, eggless, fruit, homemade, simple, vegetarian