Frozen Fruit Crisp Base Recipe
This is one of our base recipes. We developed this alternative dessert recipe for those of you that don’t love making homemade pie crust. This frozen fruit crisp recipe is made with frozen fruit, making prep time that much quicker for you!
Servings: 9 servings
Ingredients
- 2 pounds (~6 cups) frozen fruit pieces
- 2 Tablespoons + ½ cup packed brown sugar, divided
- 2-4 Tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 cup old-fashioned oats
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup butter (1 stick)
Additions to YOUR taste
- 1-2 Tablespoons finely chopped crystallized ginger
- 1 teaspoon citrus zest
- ½-1 teaspoon flavor extract
- ¼ cup chopped, sliced, or slivered nuts
- ½-1 teaspoon spice(s)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Place frozen fruit in an 8×8 baking dish. Add 2 Tablespoons of brown sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and optional ginger and/or flavor extract. Mix to combine.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together oats, flour, remaining brown sugar, salt, and optional nuts and spices.
- Cut butter into ½ inch cubes. Using your hands or a pastry cutter, work the butter into the dry ingredients until it makes a coarse crumbly mixture. Do not overmix. Sprinkle oat mixture on top of fruit in an even layer.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the topping is golden brown and the fruit mixture is bubbling around the edges of the pan. Cool slightly before serving. Enjoy!
Notes
Different fruits store different amounts of water. When using frozen berries or cherries, use 3-4 Tablespoons of cornstarch. If using peaches, pears, pineapple, mangos, or apples, use 2-3 Tablespoons of cornstarch.
If using tart frozen fruit such as berries, sweeten fruit with an additional 1-2 Tablespoons brown sugar.
Check out these recipes for flavor inspiration!
Strawberry
Berry
Peach Ginger