Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Strawberry Rhubarb Double Crisp



On Allrecipes.com this recipe is called cake, but there’s not a hint of cake here. It’s a crisp with a top and bottom plus a simple glaze that’s poured over tart rhubarb and sweet strawberries.

The glaze alone is worth making again. It makes the fruit sweet without being grainy and I can see myself using it for other recipes with blueberries, cherries, peaches and pears.

Strawberry Rhubarb Double Crisp
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Topping
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup quick cooking oats
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 cup butter

Fruit Filling
4 cups rhubarb, chopped
1 pint fresh strawberries, halved
1 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a bowl combine flour, packed brown sugar, oats, cinnamon and nutmeg. Cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Gently press half of the mixture into an ungreased 9-inch round baking pan.

3. Place chopped rhubarb across the bottom. Top with strawberries.

4. In a saucepan stir together sugar and cornstarch. Add water and vanilla. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until it lightly coats the back of a spoon. Pour glaze over fruit. Sprinkle fruit with remaining crumb mixture.

5. Bake for 1 hour. Scoop and serve with vanilla ice-cream.

Recipe instructions adapted from Allrecipes.com Submitted by Roxanne39. Pictures by Laura Flowers.


31 comments:

Joanne said...

I love that the fruit is bookended by crisp. The more crisp, the better in my opinion!

Federica Simoni said...

adoro tutte le ricette con le fragole!!!!!!!!!che delizia!!!!ciao!

Pink Little Cake said...

Riquisimo!!! I which you lived closer!!

The Atwoods said...

This is so pretty, Laura! I bet some nice cold Vanilla Ice Cream would go great aside this ;) Mmmm...now I want some!

Jenn said...

My husband is a big fan of crisps. I will definitely have to try this with blueberries!

softhef said...

my sister called me across the country just to tell me she made this recipe (she was eating it while talking to me) and to make it RIGHT NOW because it was the most delicious recipe she had ever made. i guess i'll have to give it a try!

Monica said...

Looks and sounds wonderful!

Monet said...

Oh Laura, I need a bowl of this right now. This looks DELICIOUS. Thank you for sharing with me tonight. You injected my day with creativity and beauty. I hope you have a wonderful day tomorrow, my dear friend! Hugs and love from Austin.

Meg Luby said...

wow. what an awesome crisp! thanks for sharing! i love this, shockingly as i seem to love most all things i find on your page. always looking forward!
-meg
@ http://clutzycooking.blogspot.com

Morgan said...

Wow! This looks amazing! It sounds so delicious. =)

The Cooking Photographer said...

Shar I'm super glad your sister liked it! Boy, she got to this one quickly. She must have had everything on hand!

Laura

Betty @ scrambled henfruit said...

Strawberries and rhubarb are sooo good together. This crisp would be a delicious way to celebrate the fact that school is almost over!

MegSmith @ Cooking.In.College said...

Wow this looks amazing. I love crisps and I NEED to make something with rhubarb soon. It is so summery, love it!

Stephanie said...

I made this for myself for my birthday! It made my day!

Holly said...

This looks and sounds heavenly-LOVE strawberry rhubarb!:)

The Cooking Photographer said...

Happy Birthday Stephanie! I'm glad I got to be a little part of your day!

Sue said...

DOUBLE crisp?!? That's my kind of crisp! Gotta try this!

Anonymous said...

Yummy dessert. Great photo.

Simones Kitchen said...

O that first photo wants me to dive right in! Love it.. And you're right.. not very cake-y to look at either!

Christo Gonzales said...

mmmmm and thats all I can manage to type through the drool..

Jenn (Cookies Cupcakes Cardio) said...

I adore strawberry rhubarb combos...and in crisp form, tops the list!!!! I can't wait to try this as my rhubarb is finally ready for use.

Anonymous said...

This double crisp looks fabulous!

Bakerbynature said...

I am all about Rhubarb right now, and a good crisp is always welcome in my kitchen! This looks wonderful!

softhef said...

so i made this last night. good idea to make it after the kids are in bed...then you don't have to share :) i didn't have enough rhubarb so added some green apples and frozen blueberries. i think it's worth mentioning that if you use frozen fruit, it should either be thawed and drained or add a bit more corn startch to the glaze. mine was a bit runny but still SOOO delicious.

Jannett said...

I great sounding crisp.... ;o)

Fresh Local and Best said...

Beautiful, beautiful! The syrupy glaze makes this crisp look absolutely irresistible! I love how versatile this recipe is, I must try this wonderful combination!

Amee said...

The first photo is esp beautiful!!! You know i have YET to make something woth rhubarb....mark bittman always raves about it too.

Miriam said...

What a beautiful way to use strawberries!

FamilySpice said...

I am so happy summer is here... I live for summer berries and fruits!

Sandi @the WhistleStop Cafe said...

Strawberries and Rhubarb... they just go together!
A friday's favorite for sure :-)

Anonymous said...

Hay Laura! I googled Strawberry Rhubarb crisp and you popped up!!! How cool is that!. Well, i am making this today for dessert. It looks fricken awesome!!!!!

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