Summer time means eating as many fresh fruits as possible. Try mixing those berries and making this Berry Coconut Crisp the next time you need a dessert. A scoop of ice cream takes it over the top.
Warm berries, crunchy crisp, and melty ice cream...oh, yeah!
Do you have monsters that live in your house?
Ha! We have fruit monsters, candy monsters, cheese monsters, and of course we can't forget about the Oreo monsters. I try hiding the candy and Oreos in different places each time to throw the monsters off, but the cheese and fruit has to stay in the fridge. I have tried putting it in the very back with boxes of salad in front of it. Either it gets found or I totally forget that it's in there.
By the time I remember and want to make something, the monsters have either eaten it, or it has fuzzy green stuff growing on it. I have started to just leave the fruit out in the open on the top shelf, because really who wants to waste money on fruit that goes bad.
I do that enough with veggies in the bottom drawer.
My daughter and husband love fresh cherries. Something about eating a fruit that allows you to "spit" a seed or something like that makes it more fun.
The first bag of cherries disappeared before I had a chance to make up this Berry Coconut Crisp idea that was swirling about in my head. Ggggrrrr to opening the fridge and not seeing those berries anywhere...I had to tell myself that at least they got eaten.
Back to the store to get more berries to bake with. This time I was smart and bought extra for snacking and for enjoying this Berry Coffee Cake for breakfast one morning. Of course a few "extras" always end up in the cart when I go shopping for just one thing. I can't resist that baking aisle ever.
Oh, and a few cartons of ice cream might have made their way into the cart. I mean it is summer, so we have to eat it. It's one of those rules that I do not argue with.
Prep the berries by washing them and pitting the cherries. You can also cut the cherries in half like I did, or you can leave them whole. It really doesn't matter much in this yummy crisp.
Mix the berries and some coconut with a little bit of flour and cinnamon right in your baking dish. There is no reason to dirty too many dishes today. Then mix the rest of the dry ingredients in a bowl and cut the cold butter in until it looks like crumbs. You can use two knives or a fork to do this.
Or buy a pastry blender to save some muscle work....I have decided that a pastry blender is definitely going on my shopping list next. Cutting cold butter into flour and oats will give your arm muscles a work out.
Or maybe I'm just weak and need to do more time at the gym. That's also very possible. Summer time has me skipping days there.
After you have the topping ready, spoon it evenly over the fruit. Throw it in the oven for 40 minutes for the berries to bake down and the topping to get all crispy. Ok, fine don't throw it, just place it nice and gently in the hot oven and wait for the crispy magic to happen.
This is one dessert that you can enjoy right out of the oven. I love a warm berry crisp with ice cream melting over the top of it. There are others (like my husband) who prefer it cold with the ice cream not melting on top. Either way works...but honestly try it warm at least once. It's so good.
I may have enjoyed a bowl of this for breakfast one morning. It is fruit and oats after all with a scoop of dairy on top. Wink, wink!
Eating dessert for breakfast and skipping the gym are probably not two of my best ideas...
Berry Coconut Crisp
Blueberries, cherries, and coconut with a crispy coconut topping. Serve it warm with ice cream for a delicious after dinner dessert.
Ingredients
For the Berries
- 2 cups blueberries
- 2 cups pitted, halved cherries
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
For the Crisp Topping
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup quick oats
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ cup shredded sweetened coconut
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Vanilla Ice Cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine the blueberries and cherries in a 2 quart casserole dish. Stir together rest of the berry ingredients - the sugar, flour, cinnamon, and coconut - and toss with the berries.
- Combine the crisp topping flour, oats, sugar, coconut, and cinnamon.
- Use a pastry blender to cut in the cold butter until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Spread this mixture over the berry mixture in the pan.
- Bake for 40-45 minutes.
- Remove and serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired. Store in a covered container.
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 378Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 60mgCarbohydrates: 63gFiber: 4gSugar: 46gProtein: 3g
Nutrition facts are an estimate and are not guaranteed to be accurate. If you need special diet advice, please see a registered dietician.
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Chels+R.
I love the flavors in this crisp! A perfect way to use some of the fresh fruit summer has to offer.
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Chels!
Jamie
Oh yum! That looks wonderful! Like you, I'd definitely eat this warm with ice cream too. I wish I had a serving of that right now!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Jamie! 😉
Michelle @My California Kitchen
I made a blueberry coconut crisp a few weeks ago and it was one of the tastiest crisps I have ever had! Good call on the coconut! 😉
Johlene
Me too, love the berries! I need to make this sometime.. 🙂 Happy Monday! xoxo
Ashley+@+Wishes+&+Dishes
I like the addition of the coconut in the topping - I bet this tastes divine!
Jocelyn Brubaker
It really did! 🙂 Thanks Ashley! 🙂
Kelly
Hehe my son and I are the berry monsters in our house and the hubs is the chocolate monster. I love fruit crisps and can't get enough of coconut so I love that you combined the two. It looks delicious and I would love a bowl of this with a scoop of ice cream for breakfast 🙂
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Kelly! 🙂
marcie
I made a blueberry cherry crisp about a month ago and loved the combination! This looks so delicious, especially with that coconut crumble! The ice cream is a must as well. 🙂
Jessica @ A Kitchen Addiction
Berry crisp is a summer must at our house! Love that you added coconut to the topping!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Jessica!
Aimee@ShugarySweets
I love crisps and cobblers! And I love that you used fresh cherries and coconut. I bet it tasted amazing!
DessertForTwo
You don't even want to know how many pounds of cherries we've been through this year! soooo good! This crisp looks awesome!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Christina! 😉
Chelsea+@chelseasmessyapron
I love crisps Jocelyn! And love that there is some coconut in this crisp with a huge scoop of ice cream! Hope you had a great weekend 🙂
Michele+@+Alwayzbakin
I LOVE crisps! Oh my goodness, this is one pretty-looking dessert. It's practically inviting me in with a spoon! I definitely have all kinds of monsters in my house too!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Michele! 🙂
Elizabeth+@+SugarHero.com
Yes! I am a berry maniac in the summer time! If I'm ever able to resist eating them fresh, I'm making this coconut crisp. 🙂
Tieghan
Berries and coconut sound awesome together. My kind of fruity crisp!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Tieghan! 🙂
Mir
I am definitely the chocolate monster in our house. In fact, I just struck again...
Love this crisp! I want to eat the top off while sitting at the kitchen table with a giant spoon!
Dorothy+@+Crazy+for+Crust
I love love love the ideas of berry + coconut together. Best crisp ever Jocelyn!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Dorothy! 🙂
Renee+@+Two+in+the+Kitchen
I love a good berry crumble and the addition of coconut here is very nice!!
Amy @ Amy's Healthy Baking
Such a gorgeous crisp Jocelyn!! They're my favorite fruit desserts, mainly because I can pretend they're "healthy" since I'm eating a full serving of fruit. And lots of extra streusel on top never hurts either! 😉 My mom always stocks up on berries, and even though it's just her and my dad at home, she still maintains a stash of strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries at all times. Sometimes blackberries as a bonus. It's always fun to visit her -- and her fridge!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Amy! 🙂
Ashton
So yum!! And I love the styling of these pics 🙂 Pinned!
Librarian+Lavender
This looks so good and because of the ice cream on top it's so perfect for a hot summer day!
Jocelyn Brubaker
Thanks Lavender!