Healthy Blueberry Crisp
Believe it or not, this Healthy Blueberry crisp contains very little sugar! It is the perfect treat for your spring and summer afternoons. It is loaded with fresh blueberries and topped with an irresistible crumble made out of steel-cut oats and whole wheat flour! Super simple, and so healthy!
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time50 minutes mins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, French
Servings: 4 servings
Calories:
Blueberry filling
- 2 cup blueberries
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Topping
- ¾ cup oats
- 3 tablespoon whole wheat flour
- 2 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoon butter melted
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare a greased 9inch loaf pan
In a medium bowl, mix the blueberries, sugar, corn starch, lemon juice, and lemon zest until combined. Pour this mixture in the prepared loaf pan
In a separate bowl whisk together oats, whole wheat flour, sugar, cinnamon, and the melted butter until combined. Layer this crumble topping evenly on the berries
Bake at 350F for 30-40 minutes until the berries are soft and the crisp topping is golden brown
Enjoy on its own or top with some greek yogurt and honey-like I did. You could also go for vanilla bean ice cream if you have that available!
Substitutions for this recipe:
- Dairy- To make this recipe dairy free, use coconut oil instead of the butter. The same amount will work just fine.
- Gluten free- To make this recipe gluten free, substitute the whole wheat flour with either gluten free flour or oat flour. Make sure that your oats are gluten free!
- Berries- For this recipe you can use mixed berries, strawberries, or any berry you have on hand.
- Corn startch- If you do not have any corn startch on hand, you can use arrowroot powder, tapioca flour, or even regular flour!