Homemade Crumble Topping Recipe with Oats

finished peach pie with homemade crumble topping served to guest.

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Homemade Crumble Topping Recipe with Oats

Homemade Crumble Topping Recipe with butter, brown sugar, and oats. Easy, quick, and perfect for apple pie, fruit crisps, cobblers, & muffins.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: crumble, Fall foods, fruit pie, pies

Servings:

Calories: 320kcal

Author: Chuckie Hessong

Ingredients

1 cup Brown Sugar
¾ cup Old Fashioned Oats
¾ cup All Purpose Flour
½ cup Cold Butter cubed
½ cup Pecans or Walnuts optional
½ teaspoon Kosher Salt

Instructions

In a medium bowl, stir together the brown sugar, old-fashioned oats, all-purpose flour, and salt. Drop in the cold butter cubes. Squish the butter between your fingertips, coating them with the oats mixture until crumbly.
Top the fruit filling with the crumble topping and bake.

Notes

Hint: Keep your crumble topping cold until it goes into the oven. If the butter softens too much, the topping can melt into the fruit instead of baking into those golden, crunchy crumbles we all love.

Balance the Sweetness: Adjust the sugar depending on your fruit. Tart apples or berries love a little extra sweetness, while peaches or pears often need less. This keeps your crumble topping from overpowering the natural flavor of the fruit.

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