{"id":"770589d3-cfe7-4df8-a78b-d5ceeb83f20d","url":"https://recipestripper.com/recipes/770589d3-cfe7-4df8-a78b-d5ceeb83f20d","source_url":"https://omgyummy.com/a-crisp-summer-night/","title":"The Best Fruit Crisp Recipe","description":"A fruit crisp is the perfect summer dessert. A great make-ahead, either fully cooked or ready to be baked. Use up all that summer fruit you bought at the farmers' market! This fruit crisp recipe is a starting point for your own creation – use this as a guideline but feel free to experiment with any of the ingredients in type or amount -- sweeteners, the spices, oats/nuts, the fruit etc.","servings":6,"servings_text":"6","prep_time":"PT10M","cook_time":"PT40M","total_time":"PT50M","image_url":"https://omgyummy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/IMG_8480-overhead-crisp-w-ice-cream-720X960-web.jpg","ingredients":[{"text":"4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick, cubed)","item":"butter","quantity":4,"unit":"tbsp","preparation":"1/2 stick, cubed"},{"text":"1/2 cup brown sugar","item":"brown sugar","quantity":0.5,"unit":"cup"},{"text":"½ cup rolled oats (can also use nuts chopped fine or a combination)","item":"rolled oats","quantity":0.5,"unit":"cup","preparation":"can also use nuts chopped fine or a combination"},{"text":"1/2 cup all purpose flour","item":"all purpose flour","quantity":0.5,"unit":"cup"},{"text":"¼ teaspoon salt","item":"salt","quantity":0.25,"unit":"tsp"},{"text":"1 teaspoon cinnamon","item":"cinnamon","quantity":1,"unit":"tsp"},{"text":"½ teaspoon nutmeg or cardamom (optional)","item":"nutmeg or cardamom","quantity":0.5,"unit":"tsp","preparation":"optional"},{"text":"6 cups fresh fruit (chopped if necessary (perfect for 8X8 crisp – use 8 cups for 9 X 13 pan))","item":"fresh fruit (chopped if necessary (perfect for 8X8 crisp – use 8 cups for 9 X 13 pan))","quantity":6,"unit":"cup"},{"text":"2 tablespoons flour or 1 tablespoon of cornstarch","item":"flour or 1 tablespoon of cornstarch","quantity":2,"unit":"tbsp"},{"text":"Zest of ½ medium lemon","item":"Zest of 0.5 medium lemon"},{"text":"Juice of ½ medium lemon","item":"Juice of 0.5 medium lemon"},{"text":"¼ cup sugar – adjust depending on natural sweetness of fruit","item":"sugar – adjust depending on natural sweetness of fruit","quantity":0.25,"unit":"cup"}],"instructions":[{"number":1,"text":"Using your fingers or the paddle attachment of a mixer to combine the butter, brown sugar, oats, flour, salt, and cinnamon so that each piece is coated and you have a coarse, crumbly mixture."},{"number":2,"text":"Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Put all filling ingredients - fruit, flour, lemon juice, zest and sugar - directly into the 8X8 pan or 9X13 and mix well. Then top with the oat mixture."},{"number":3,"text":"Bake at 375 degrees for 30 – 40 minutes. Depending on the fruit you use, the time can vary a bit – I always check at 30 minutes. When the filling is bubbling vigorously, it is ready. Take it out and let it cool a bit before serving. We always enjoy it with vanilla ice cream melting over the top. Whipped cream is excellent as well. Or just eat it as it is – it is like a bite of summer for dessert."}],"date_published":"2026-10-29T23:42:12.922527+00:00","date_modified":"2026-10-29T23:42:12.922527+00:00"}