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Why You’ll Love My Recipe
Easy and delicious, this cherry crisp is a great way to use up cherries. Serve it warm with some vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for the perfect dessert in any season.
Looking for more yummy ways to use cherries? Why not make this Classic Cherries Jubilee Recipe or these Chocolate Cherry Squares? If you’d like something a bit richer, check out this Cherry Cheesecake Pull Apart Loaf or make a batch of Chocolate Cherry Scones.
Karlynn’s Recipe Notes
- Skill Level: This recipe is very easy, as most crisps tend to be. This is a great one to get kids involved with.
- Total Time: You can have this simple cherry crisp ready in under 45 minutes.
- Variations: The beauty of simple desserts like crisps, crumbles, and cobblers is that they automatically lend themselves to variety. You can use different berries or other fruits that you happen to have around the house. Try different nuts in the topping, and learn how to make a Lemon Whipped Cream to dollop on when it’s time to serve. If you don’t like almond extract, use some vanilla instead.
- Tools Needed: For this recipe, you’ll need a 9×9 cake pan, a large bowl, a medium bowl, and a couple of spoons. You’ll want a cherry pitter if you’re using fresh cherries, and you may also find cooking spray useful.
What You’ll Need For Ingredients
Cherries: If you’re making this in the summer, you may have access to some delicious fresh cherries. If not, frozen cherries will work just as well for this recipe. You could even try this with a frozen berry mix to add more flavours. If you’re using fresh cherries, make sure they’re pitted. Frozen cherries will need to be defrosted in advance, and possibly drained of any excess liquid.
Almond Extract: This is an ingredient that brings out the flavour of cherries in amazing ways. If you don’t have any or dislike the flavour of almonds, go ahead and use vanilla, but almond extract really does take the taste of cherries up a notch.
Topping: The nuts and oats in this topping are what make it a crisp rather than a crumble. Together with the sugar and butter, they’ll form a gorgeous, crunchy layer over the juicy cherries. You could also sprinkle some slivered or sliced almonds on top for even more crunch and another layer of flavour.
How To Make Easy Cherry Crisp
This is a brief overview of the recipe. The full list of ingredients and step-by-step instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Preheat oven to 375°F and grease 9×9 pan.
- Mix cherry filling ingredients in large bowl and put into the pan. Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl and then spoon over the cherry filling.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, until filling is bubbling and topping is golden brown. Let cool slightly and serve with whipped cream or ice cream.
Karlynn’s Tips and Tricks For Making Easy Cherry Crisp
Timing: If your crisp isn’t bubbling by the 20 minute mark but your topping is starting to look too brown, cover the crisp with tinfoil and bake for a few more minutes. The foil will protect the top from burning and trap the heat to get the filling bubbling.
Make it Even Easier: If you don’t have access to cherries, or just really prefer the taste of canned pie filling, grab a can of that to use for this recipe. Mix the almond extract into that and just make the topping. You’ll still get lovely flavours, juicy cherries, and a crispy layer.
Complimentary Flavours: Almond is lovely along with cherries, but not everybody is a fan of that taste. So, if you’re looking for an alternative other than vanilla, try things like coconut or chocolate. Adding some chocolate chips or even a bit of cocoa powder to the filling will give you a rich, chocolate flavour. Coconut extract or shredded coconut will give you a different sort of nuttiness.
Storage Instructions
You can keep this in the fridge for 3-4 days or cover it and put it in the freezer for several months. If you’d like an easy dessert to take out one portion at a time, freeze servings of crisp in individual containers
More Delicious Recipes
Looking for more easy Dessert recipes?
Try some Caramel Popcorn for a crunchy treat.
Fill your house with seasonal smells with a Apple Oatmeal Crumble Pie or Peach Crumble.
An easy Cinnamon & Spice Pear Cobbler topped with some ice cream or a drizzle of cream will make for a cozy dessert on a chilly day.
There it is, folks. As easy as a dessert can be, this cherry crisp is a great way to use up cherries or fill that craving you’ve been having for something sweet. Try it and let me know how it works for you.
Happy Baking!
Karlynn
Cherry Crisp
Ingredients
Cherry Filling
- 6 cups sweet cherries, pitted, fresh or defrosted from frozen
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- ¼ cup cornstarch
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ¼ tsp almond extract
Crisp Topping
- 1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ Teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup salted butter , Melted
- ¼ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F. Grease a 9×9 baking pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, toss together all of the cherry filling ingredients until mixed together well. Spoon into the prepared 9×9 pan.
- In a medium bowl, combine the topping until combined and crumbly. Sprinkle on top of the cherry filling in an even layer.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown and bubbly around the edges. If the topping browns too quickly and the filling isn't bubbling yet cover with aluminum foil and continue to bake.
- Remove and let cool until slightly warm, then serve with vanilla ice cream.
Notes
- If you are using sour cherries (example Evans cherries) add in another 3 tablespoons of white sugar to the filling.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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