Strawberry Pineapple Crumble
.Sigh
It’s a good thing you’re not here. You. You specifically. It’s a good thing you’re not here right now.
If you were here, you’d be witness to some truly horrific sweatpants choices. You’d have to see my raccoon face, from furiously rubbing my eyes with mascara on. I just yelled at my cat… you would have seen that. I threw a pillow at him. A small pillow. He ran. You would have seen that too. I have bras all over my bed. My desk could use some work. I don’t really want to talk about the state of my shower. It’s a good thing you’re not here.
I’d have a hard time telling you all the things I tell you if you were actually sitting here in front of my face. Sure, there’s the stuff about how I want to turn my cat into a spider hunting helicopter…that’s easy. I’m talking about the other stuff. When I write dorky letters to my future husband. When I freak out about turning a year older. When I date people. When I stop dating people. When I wrestle with Lent and sacrifice and openness and vulnerability…. I’d have a hard time sharing all that if you were here… in front of my face… with all your eye contact. That would freak me out a little.
But you are here. Just the there sort of here, and I’m so thankful for it.
Someone needs to know when I’m happy and sad and scared and freaked out and coupled and dumped and hungry and such. I’m glad it’s you. Even though I mostly don’t know you… I’m still glad it’s you.
Ok… enough with all the eye contact.
Can we talk about dessert now?
We all know what a strawberry crumble tastes like.
Yadda yadda yadda. Baked strawberries, oats, sugar… you know.
Let me tell you… adding fresh pineapple is such a good idea. Baked strawberries and pineapple are a perfect combination of sweet and tart. A little wacky. A little tropical. A little like doing yoga then drinking fruity martinis. Wait… does that make sense? It does in my head.
Baked fruit. Oat, butter, and sugar topping. Ice cream is mandatory. Someone to share it with is either a luxury or a curse. I’m not sure which.
I’m glad you’re here. Believe that.
Strawberry Pineapple Crumble
Recipe inspired by The Sophisticated Gourmet
Makes one 8-inch baking dish
Strawberry Pineapple Crumble
Ingredients
- 1 pound strawberries, hulled and cut in half
- 1 pound peeled and diced fresh pineapple
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- pinch of salt
- 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold and cut into cubes
- 1 1/3 cup old-fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
Cooking Directions
- Place a rack in the center of the oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Toss diced fruit together in an 8-inch square baking dish. In a small dish, whisk together 3 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch, 1/4 cup of flour and pinch of salt. Toss the mixture with the diced fruit. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining flour, baking powder, salt and sugar. Add the cold butter cubes. Use your fingers to break up the cold butter cubes into the flour mixture. Add the oats and toss together until the butter bits are about the size of the oat flakes.
- Pour the oat mixture over the prepared fruit. Place in the oven and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until juices from the fruit bubble up around the sides of the pan.
- Remove the crumble from the oven and allow to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. Crumble is delicious served warm with vanilla ice cream.
- Crumble can we wrapped and refrigerated for up to 4 days. Reheat in the microwave or wrapped in foil in a low oven.
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It nice to know I’m not the only one that gets frustrated with my cat and doesn’t want anyone to see the state of my home. Thank you so much for this recipe, it totally tasted like breakfast to me this morning!
I refuse to add your blog to my Google Reader because I enjoy checking in on Sunday mornings too much. It’s a little bit like Christmas. Thanks for sharing your life, your recipes, and everything in between. As a girl who pregnant and terrified even though I’m v. happily married and have a house and a job and am almost thirty so really I’m a prime baby mama candidate, it’s really nice to have a little bit of Christmas once a week.
i really like this comment.
Me, too.
I really like this comment too. This is my first day, first read, first post; but not my last. What I like about Alison’s comment is the fact that she savors your blog for just herself. I too choose not to share on my Facebook or other social site because I want you for myself. I was all she is now. No longer a girl, my baby’s 40 and I have a 16 year old granddaughter, still happily married to the same man for 40 years, work 40+ hours a week and love love love to cook on my time off. I work 4 days, with 3 off so I try a new recipe every single weekend. Sweet or savory…makes no difference. It just has to be something new for me. I think this is going to be a fabulous foodie adventure for me!!
I like pineapple a lot. I have eaten so much, on occasion, that my mouth got sore from all the acid. And yet I never thought to bake it and cover it with yummy topping, which is what I do with all other fruits – excellent! And maybe this way it won’t burn my mouth…
Boy oh boy, did your parents name you right! Thank you, Thank you, for all the sweet funnies you give us daily. Your husband will be a blessed fellow when you meet up with him one day. Be patient though I didn’t meet mister right until I was 35, in the mean time we all have you to ourselves : )
Me and you are in the same spot right now, sweat pants and all! But reading your post brought a smile to my face :) See, a smile. You rock!!!
joy! i made this lil beauty last night for my husband. he participated in his first triathlon and i felt he needed a sweet surprise. we both loved it! keep the goodies comin’.
This was delicious! Why did you add flour to the fruit beforehand? Is that a necessary step.
I kind of get the feeling that you need a hug sooo…
*hugz*
Hope you don’t get freaked out since that was from stranger on the internet :)
Wow, you never cease to entice me! I awarded you the Stylish Blogger Award. Love your site. ;-))
well well, im just glad i’m here enough to know more about this strawberry crumble! (:
I made this on Sunday night. It rocked my world. Thank you, Joy, for yet another wonderful recipe!!!
So today on Tuesdays with Dorie, its Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp. But this looks so much better. I think one of the best fruit combinations is strawberry and pineapple. Your pictures, too, make this dessert very insatiable. Great job :)
*Drool* This is 1 great healthy dessert :)
I made it (with a twist ;)! Yum, oh, yum!!
http://mygloryever.wordpress.com/2011/04/12/strawberry-pineapple-kiwi-crumble/
kiwi!
Oh my goodness, Joy, you certainly know how to make me smile. You are inspiration! Thank you for being you, and sharing all the facets of you with us, strangers and friends alike.
Joy, this sounds really interesting. I like the idea of pineapple! I’m not sure I ever would have thought of putting that in a crumble, but these pictures have inspired me. Thanks! :)
I love that you share Joy! You’re one of the few that keeps it “real” on their blogs. So share away!
And baking strawberries and pineapple together has never occurred to me before, but now it’s all I can think about…. Must make this soon.
My mouth is watering now! I’ve had a stomach bug for two days… and haven’t had an appetite, until now. Wish I was up for a trip to the grocery right about now. **sigh** Guess I’ll have to make it ASAP. Thank you for the scrumptious looking recipe, and fun post!
feel better soon!
Joy,
I made this the other day for my satisfaction only. Turns out everyone in my house ended up loving it! This recipe was completely delicious. I’m writing it down now so that I can make it for the rest of my life. Also, I found I had to add more butter on top of the crumble mixture after 30 mins of baking was up. It helped it get a little crispier.
Your Canadian friend
Made this last night for my boyfriend’s family and they loved it! I even showed them how to cut up a whole pineapple (“you mean they don’t just grow in cans on trees?”) to show off my homemaker skillz. And this fairly healthy dessert doubled as breakfast this morning– nothing better than dessert to start the day!! :)
Do you think you could substitute margarine or lard for the butter in the topping? I’d like to make this as an Easter dessert, but my sister is very lactose intolerant.
margarine would work. so would lard. go for it!
I want/love your green dish…..my mother hates green.
Stephanie, One day I realized that it was ok to like things my mom doesn’t like (weird, right? Im an independent, opinionated woman!). Now I eat as much ketchup as I want. (preferably on sweet potato oven fries). I say… go green!
I just made this. I added cardamon to the oatmeal mix and topped it with fresh coconut whipped cream. YUM~!! Now, I’m makinga toasted banana-chocolate malt! Yummy and fun stuff.
Waiting was the hardest part! This was amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing:)
I love this combination of fruit. Eat it for breakfast whenever I can.
Yum!! It was so easy and just perfect for spring!
this looks completely delicious.
i think i will make it for a picnic this summer <3 yumm.
Hi,
Pineapple and strawberries together sound good. I’ve had a pineapple lying around and was wondering what to do with it..and now I know :)
Thanks for the recipe, I’m sure it’ll be great.
Charles (Southampton)
Can I just say, I am so glad I found your blog. I started following yesterday with Google Reader, and I love it! I’m currently house sitting and trying to clean out the fridge of the various items (strawberries, pineapple bananas, nectarines – I think they must’ve bought out a farmers market before they left) that will be gone off by the time the owners get home. I’ve already made the Strawberry Banana Bread (which was delicious), and this looks like a fantastic to use up the pineapple. I love that your recipes are exciting, but most of them don’t seem terribly complicated. Fantastic.
i am making this right now! ah!
That is soooo beautiful! I cannot wait to prepare it and then savor the beauty of it before I put that first spoonful into my mouth. I also love your Peach Cobbler for one! I am making it today! Thanks for your good words, lovely pics and wonderful food.
where did the recipe go? =(
back!
Do you need to add the cornstarch as I don’t have any. And is there anything I can add as a substitute?
the cornstarch is used as a thickener in this recipe. You could try a bit of all purpose flour instead.
Made this recipe in a slow cooker.. Turn out delish! Low for 3 hours then high for 1 hour and lid uncover (to make it crisp). Thank you!