Blackberry Crisp

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Berries and a sweet, crunchy oatmeal topping are just meant to go together. Serve this blackberry crunch with some vanilla ice cream or freshly whipped cream for a summertime dessert win!

Sweet and tart blackberry filling topped with copious amounts of oatmeal topping makes for a delicious crisp.  Take fresh or frozen blackberries and turn them into this fabulous dessert. 

It is great on its own but even better with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! This is a perfect summertime dessert!

Our blackberry bushes are in full production right now!  We were lucky enough to have a patch of thornless vines going already at this house when we moved in, and this year is looking to provide a bumper crop.

The only problem is it feels like it has been raining non-stop for months.  The lack of sunshine has lead to berries that are a little more tart than normal.

Little Dude loves picking the berries.  He likes to point out the ones that aren’t ready and collect the dark berries.  He doesn’t mind that they are tart.

The neighbor boy doesn’t either.  I’ll eat a few while picking, but not as many as normal.  It’s ok, I love baking with them anyway and I knew they would be perfect with a little added sugar! 😉

 I normally rinse the extra berries and freeze them for baking later.  Each year though, there is a day when I can’t help myself and the berries need to be baked now!

I usually use that opportunity to bake a pie.  I love a blackberry pie filled with enough lemon juice and rind that you can really taste the lemon as well.

There is just something about berries and lemon together that gets me every time.  I thought about doing that, but settled on a crisp.

Making this topping is so much quicker than a crust and I knew this would be perfect with some homemade ice cream or a dollop of  maple whipped cream.

More great blackberry recipes:

Blackberry ice cream is one of our favorite summer treats of all time.  It is smooth, creamy and delicious!

Or turn those berries into a fabulous double crust blackberry pie! It is flaky, fruity and fabulous!

For a cute little portable dessert, try baking blackberry cobblers in jars. They are perfect for parties or a picnic.

Blackberry clafoutis is almost like a cross between a dutch baby pancake and custard.  It is lightly sweet and super tasty!

Or for a showstopper, try a blackberry shortcake cake.  It’s two layers of biscuit-like cake wrapped in a whipped cream inspired ermine frosting with blackberry sauce all over it!

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