This easy blueberry crisp can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries for a quick summer dessert! Topped with a warm streusel topping it’s the best served with ice cream.
I love to make crisp and cobbler recipes year-round from easy apple crisp in the fall to pumpkin crisp at the holidays and peach crisp during late summer!
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Easy Blueberry Crisp
A homemade fruit crisp is one of the easiest desserts to make to celebrate summer and this easy blueberry crisp is a favorite one to try! It can be made with fresh blueberries or use up all of the remaining blueberries you’ve had frozen up until now.
It’s a quick and easy dessert filled with a syrupy blueberry sauce and cinnamon sugar buttery crumble topping that is ready under one hour! Just like my blueberry dump cake recipe it’s amazing served warm with whipped cream or homemade vanilla ice cream.
Recipe Ingredients
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Blueberries: The slightly tart and sweet berry makes this crisp truly shine.
- Sugar: A little added sweetness is helpful for cutting the tartness of the blueberries.
- Cornstarch: This helps to thicken the berry juices so the crisp sets for serving.
- Butter: A necessary binder to bring the oats, sugar, flour, and cinnamon together to make a topping.
- Flour: When mixed with oats, this helps to create a crumbly and cohesive topping. For gluten-free use a 1:1 gluten free flour.
- Oats: Old-fashioned oats add a nuttiness and a nice chew to the topping. Use gluten-free if needed.
- Brown sugar: The sweetness and richness of brown sugar work well with the brightness of the blueberries.
- Cinnamon: A staple spice when it comes to making a crisp, and adds a warm and inviting flavor to the dessert.
How to Make Blueberry Crisp
In an 8″ baking dish, place the blueberries on the bottom with freshly squeezed lemon juice on top. Toss the blueberries in the sugar and cornstarch mixture.
Using a fork, combine the flour and butter until it is crumbly. Add the oatmeal and brown sugar.
Sprinkle over top of the blueberries. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until the blueberries and the oatmeal topping is lightly golden.
Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or cool whip.
Homemade Blueberry Crisp Tips
- Salt or no salt. If you are using unsalted butter, add 1/4 tsp salt with cinnamon.
- Oats. Old-fashioned rolled oats are recommended over instant oats. They will crisp up much nicer in the amount of time given in the oven.
- Nuts. Add nuts to the topping, if desired. Chopped almonds, walnuts, pecans, whatever you like.
- Serve it warm. Just like my blackberry cobbler recipe it’s best enjoyed immediately!
Recipe FAQs
I use frozen myself, just for convenience sake, but you can use fresh, too. Sometimes I’ll have loads of frozen blueberries saved from when they were in season to use at a later date. When using frozen, there is no need to thaw first. They will come with a little added water, so you may need to adjust the amount of cornstarch you use to thicken it up.
While the two are similar the difference is with topping! A crisp or crumble has a warm topping with buttery oat streusel while a cobbler uses more of a biscuit like topping.
Absolutely! Simply prepare the filling and topping separately. Store each in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days before baking and then assemble right before popping it in the oven.
Keep stored in an airtight container. It will stay fresh at room temperature for a couple of days. After that, transfer it to the fridge for a few extra days. If you’re just reheating a piece or two of leftover crisp, microwave it at 30-second intervals until warm.
You can freeze this crisp either before you bake it or after once it’s completely cooled. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap, or store in a freezer-friendly airtight container.
Thaw overnight in the fridge and bring it out to room temperature for 30 minutes before baking for a faster way to heat it through, or bake it directly from frozen for a little while longer.
Need more blueberry recipes? Try blueberry crepes, this blueberry jam recipe, blueberry coffee cake, or these blueberry muffins!
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Blueberry Crisp
Ingredients
- 4 cups frozen or fresh blueberries
- 1 lemon , juiced (optional)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
Topping:
- 5-6 Tablespoons salted butter , slightly softened
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup old-fashioned oats
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar , packed
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup chopped nuts , optional
For serving (optional): Vanilla ice cream or Whipped cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. P
- Place the blueberries in an 8-inch baking dish. Squeeze lemon juice on top, if desired. Sprinkle the sugar and cornstarch over the blueberries and toss together.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour and butter with a fork or pastry mixer. Mix in the oatmeal, brown sugar, and cinnamon until well combined. Sprinkle the crumble over the blueberries. Top with nuts, if desired.
- Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until the blueberries are bubbling and the topping is lightly golden.
- Serve warm with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: American, Crisps + Cobblers, Desserts, Fruit Desserts, Nut-Free, Vegetarian
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook and shares easy family-friendly recipes and desserts for every occasion.
LOVE!! This was the first dessert to go at our party! I can’t wait to make it again.
That is great to hear! I am so glad that everyone loved your blueberry crisp. Way to go!
So delicious! Thank you for sharing this delightful treat! I’ll definitely be making this again.
This blueberry crisp is my new go-to summer dessert recipe! It is sweet and comfy and refreshing. Must-try!
I love that you can make this with frozen blueberries!
Love all the tips and substitution suggestions. Used frozen blueberries and made it GF and it came out SO perfectly! A great dessert recipe to have in your back pocket that’s easy and quick!
Making this, this morning. Super simple. Thanks for all the tips!
You are so welcome! Enjoy :)
Omg this looks so good! My husband loves fruit crisps, going to give this one a try next!
He’s going to love this one! Enjoy :)
and that crispy oat topping is to die for! We didn’t have any vanilla ice cream so we made homemade whipped cream. What a fun treat!