Leite's Blueberry Crumble

By stancec44

This blueberry crumble, easy to make with blueberries and a buttery oat cookie topping, is simple, easy, and the best blueberry dessert we can imagine. Simple and spectacular. Better make a double batch. Kindly note, it also functions admirably as breakfast when topped with ice cream, which is essentially oatmeal with fruit and milk, yes?

Ingredients

• For the blueberry filling
• 12 ounces (about 1 pint) fresh blueberries
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice, depending on how tart the blueberries
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• For the crumble
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1/2 cup light or dark brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 stick unsalted butter (4 oz), cut into cubes and softened just a little, plus more for the pie plate
• Vanilla ice cream, preferably homemade

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 50mins
Adapted from leitesculinaria.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C). Adjust the oven rack to the center position. Generously butter a 9-inch pie plate.

Make the blueberry filling
2. Nibble a blueberry or three to determine how sweet or tart it is. Toss the blueberries with the sugar, flour, lemon juice, and salt, adjusting the amount of lemon juice according to the relative sweetness or tartness of the berries. Transfer the berries to the pie plate.

Make the crumble topping
3. In a large bowl, stir together the flour, oats, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt. Blend in the butter, using your fingertips or a pastry cutter, and mix until well combined. Crumble the topping over the berries in clumps of varying sizes.

4. Bake the blueberry crumble until the berry filling is bubbling and the crisp oat topping is set and browned in places, 25 to 35 minutes. Let the crumble cool a little (but not a lot) before spooning it onto plates or into dishes and serving it warm with a scoop of ice cream plopped on top or on the side or wherever you choose.