Utilizes fresh in-season fruit. check
Pretty enough to present to guests. check
Takes 5 minutes to make. check
Crowd pleaser. check
There are very few dishes that I think are just perfect. I love so many things and appreciate a myriad of flavors but I often have the urge to tweak just one last thing or try something new in its place next time. Ahoy! Not with this recipe! This goes on my list of perfection. A favorite from my mom’s old Junior League cookbook, this Blueberry Crisp recipe is found in the “children’s section,” I suppose only because it is so easy to make. I daresay, this dessert would please teething toddlers, picky children, brooding teenagers, sweet-toothed adults and octogenerians alike.
I highly suggest serving the warm crisp alongside a scoop of vanilla ice cream. The warm berries burst and turn the bowl a crimsony-purple-magenta, which against the backdrop of cool, creamy vanilla ice cream, is enough to make you want to sing from a mountain top.
Blueberry Crisp
3 cups fresh, in-season blueberries
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
2/3 cup flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup butter (salted or add a pinch or two of salt)
Fill a pie plate with blueberries and sprinkle with lemon juice. Blend flour sugar and butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over the berries. Bake 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serve warm in a bowl with vanilla ice cream.
July 30th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
makes me think of ice cream.. I don’t know why… also I have been messing around with crisps where you bake the crisp separately . it has wonderful body and snap. great for apples too.. and ice cream?
booyyya
July 30th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Too many people fool around too much with innovation and try to add exotic ingredients and whatnot, but I love the simple things like this kind of dessert. Perfection indeed.
August 5th, 2007 at 9:25 pm
wow. i just made this for my boyfriend and he was thrilled with it. it was very attractive and tasty – pure summer. it really topped off our farmers market dinner of sauted corn with basil and onion, pan-fried local fluke, and crisp green beans. thanks for the inspiration and of course the recipe, caroline!
February 12th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
[...] There are so many things that I LOVE about the idea of Summer Pudding that this will not be my last attempt. In the short term, I think I will endure the heat of the oven and make this Blueberry Crisp. [...]
July 27th, 2009 at 11:27 pm
[...] fudge, fresh waffle cones, peach cobbler pomegranate mojitos or blueberry crisp. (Actually, the blueberry crisp is a family favorite and I have blogged about it [...]
February 11th, 2010 at 12:26 pm
[...] I cut into squares and served cold along with the rest of the spread. All this meal needed was some blueberry crisp or cobbler for dessert. But of course, that would have meant turning on the oven. Maybe next [...]
March 16th, 2010 at 2:56 am
Thanks for posting this, lifted my day.