Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Blueberry Crisp

We are being packed and moved this week, so I've been working hard to use everything in the fridge and freezer so as not to waste food. About a week before the move, I discovered a giant, Costco-sized, unopened bag of frozen blueberries. I don't know how I missed it in the freezer, but a week to get through them would be a challenge. Penny loves to snack on frozen blueberries, especially when teeth are coming through (i.e. now), but if I let her eat this many, it wouldn't be pretty. So I had the idea to make a blueberry crisp. I usually make peach crisp because we buy peaches 25 pounds at a time in the summer from a local farm. But I thought I'd give blueberry crisp a shot. I don't know if it was the fancy grass-fed butter I used or if blueberry crisp is just that good, but it is unbelievably delicious and so easy. I really liked the sweetness of the blueberries for a nice change from the peaches which are more tart. Crisp has got to have one of the highest yumminess to difficulty ratios ever (i.e. super yummy and super easy/fast). I doubled the recipe and used a 13x9 pan. I was almost able to use the whole bag of blueberries, and I am very confident that the crisp will be gone before we move. Here's my recipe for a 8x8 or 9x9.:

Ingredients
Blueberries (or whatever fruit you want)–enough to spread in your baking dish and fill it at least halfway.
1/2 c. flour (I used whole wheat. Buckwheat is also awesome for gluten-free)
1/2 c. oats
1/2 c. brown sugar
1/3 c. butter (softened)
2 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350.
Spread the fruit evenly in the bottom of your baking dish
Combine remaining ingredients in a mixing bowl.
Spread mixture over the fruit.
Bake for 30 mins.
Try not to eat the whole thing at once. Or, go ahead. It's not very high in sugar.


3 comments:

  1. I love making crisps, and I love serving them with a heap of vanilla ice cream even more. I will confess that I have eaten leftover crisps for breakfast. :)

    I can't believe you're moving THIS week! This seems like it unfolded so fast to me, and I'm sure it's felt even faster for you! Good luck with your move, and happy settling in your new pad!

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    1. Um, crisp is mostly fruit and oats. Sounds like breakfast to me!

      The move has actually sort of dragged on a bit for me. I am just ready for it to be over. Goodbyes are hard.

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  2. I love that you measure the food with a yumminess to difficulty ratio. :)

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