Wonderful Crumble Topping: for Crisps and Cobblers
By Athlyn Green
Easy Crumble Topping--A Crunchy, Sweet Topping That's So Easy to Make, So Versatile, So Tasty!
This crumble topping can be made from memory, whips up fast, and can be used in any number of desserts. Easy-to-make crumble is sure to become an old stand-by.
Use crumble topping for open-faced pies, for crisps and fruit cobblers, or for "icing" for muffins and loaves. Let your imagination be your guide.
Wonderful Crumble Topping
Crumble topping mix makes up in seconds and because all portions are the same size, it can be committed to memory and called on whenever you need a sweet, crispy topping mixture.
- 1/2 cup of butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup of sugar
- 1/2 cup of flour
Place ingredients into a bowl, then cut together with a pastry cutter until crumble mix is crumbly.
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Crumble Making Tip
- Do NOT cream or stir ingredients together, which would result in a mixture that melts
- DO use a pastry cutter and cut in ingredients until mixture is crumbly.
Uses for Crumble Topping
- Use crumble on open-faced pies (this works well when you run short of pie crust)
- Top muffins with crumble topping--absolutely delicious!
- Sprinkle crumble over cake
- If you have left-over fruit, cover it with this easy crumble topping to make a delicious dessert cobbler
- If you run out of icing ingredients, crumble topping to "ice" your muffins
- This is the best crumble topping for open-faced pies.
- Use crumble topping for appl or peach crumble or for an assortment of berry crumbles.
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Crumbles
You can make a variety of fruit-based desserts by using wonderful crumble topping. Anytime you have left-over fruit, place it in a pan and top with crumble.
- Apple Crumble--Layer sliced apples in a greased casserole dish. Sprinkle cinnamon and cloves over, then top with crumble topping. Bake until browned. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
- Peach Crumble--place canned, sliced peaches in baking pan. Top with crumble mixture. Serve with whipped cream.
- Pear Crumble--collect ripe pears. Peel and place in baking dish. Cover with crumble topping. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Berry Crumble--choose your favorite berries and place in a greased casserole dish. Cover with crumble topping and bake until topping mixture is browned.
- Cherry Crumble--Place canned pitted cherries in small greased baking dish. cover with crumble topping mixture and bake.
- Jumble-Crumble--Mix together assorted berries and top with crumble mixture. Bake, then serve while still warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
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Crumble Topping Tips
Did you catch the crumble topping tips in this Hub?
- Make sure your butter is room temperature (but not runny), which makes this so much easier to make, because you can effortlessly cut in the ingredients.
- Use a pastry cutter so that your crumble topping mixture mixes into a crumbly mixture.
- It is important to cut in your butter with a pastry cutter until mixture resembles loose crumbs.
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Important Reminders About This Crumble Recipe
This is a recipe for a soft crumble topping, not a crisp. If you are looking for a crunchy topping, a recipe that uses oats may be more suitable.
This crumble make a lovely topping for muffins or open-faced pies or baked fruit but as mentioned it is not a crisp in the strictest sense of the word.
It turns out like the muffin topping pictured in the video.
* Important: You cut in your butter into your sugar and flour as you would do when making pie crust. Do not stir or cream ingredients.
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Every busy cook should know how to make a good crumble. Crumble topping can be a life-saver when you are short on time or short on ingredients.
Comments
I used your recipe and it was a disaster that is too much butter. I would use 1/4 of a cup with the flour and sugar amounts staying the same. I just put this on top of my Banana Bread and I am terrified of the results. It was not crumbly at all. Too much butter.
Hi Brandy,
I'm not sure why you had problems. I've used this recipe for years and the crumble turns out perfectly every time. It is important to cut in your butter and continue cutting mixture until it is crumbly. If butter is left in large chunks I could see it melting.
This recipe makes a soft crumble, such as is seen on muffins. It is not as crunchy as say a topping mixture containing oats, as is used in crisps.
I used this over an open faced apple pie. It melted and almost became candy over the pie, not at all crumbly. Wouldnt use this again.
Mine was crumbly. Cutting the butter in is crucial, also added brown sugar!
Did you top something with it, and bake it in the oven? It becomes crispy as it bakes.
I used this recipe also and it was smooth not crumbly at all. I added more flour I hope it works.
Hi sammy,
Did you use a pastry cutter and did you cut the mixture until it was crumbly?
Perhaps I did something wrong, but I found this recipe to be very smooth and not crumbly at all, I wouldn't use this recipe again...
Hi Allison,
Yes wonderful crumble topping is so easy to remember and to make and tastes so delicious. I've used it for years.
Excellent - just what I needed! Have some rhubarb going begging and I need a crumble recipe to use. Couldn't remember exactly what went in it! Thanks!
Athlyn Green 4 days ago
Hi Rachel,
I've used this recipe for years and as long as you cut in the butter with a pastry cutter so that the mixture is crumbly it works fine. It is so easy to remember, as well. This makes a softer crumble topping. It is not meant to be like crisp such as seen with apple crisp. Your butter should not be overly soft.