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The Most Scrumptious Crumble Recipes For When You Want Something Ooey, Gooey, and Fruity

The Most Scrumptious Crumble Recipes For When You Want Something Ooey, Gooey, and Fruity

By Kaitlyn Yarborough

June 17, 2020

Credit: Alison Miksch

Every Southerner knows the joy that is a melty, ooey, gooey casserole dish of deliciousness otherwise known as cobbler—be it peach, blackberry, strawberry, or apple—yet not as many know the difference between a cobbler, buckle, crisp, and crumble. Crumbles are a subset of the beloved baked fruit desserts that involve a more textured buttery, sugary crust that doesn’t typically include oats. (Oats are what transform a crumble technically into a crisp, of which we have the best crunchy recipes ever.) But the best thing about a Southern crumble: It’s wonderfully versatile. We have crumble recipes that can be served in a bowl with ice cream, as hand-held bar cookies (like our buttery pineapple crumble bars), or even for breakfast in a coffee cake rendition. You’ll be hard-pressed to pick, as long as you have some fresh seasonal fruit on hand. Here are our favorite crumble recipes to make any day a little bit brighter.

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Peach-Berry Crumble

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Recipe: Peach-Berry Crumble

This might be the easiest crumble recipe ever, and it makes use of our favorite summery fruits like peaches and blackberries. Though you can substitute any in-season fruit you have on hand!

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Peach-Plum Crumble Slab Pie

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Recipe: Peach-Plum Crumble Slab Pie

Everyone will swoon over the cinnamon-spiced crumble topping on this easy slab pie recipe using fresh red plums and peaches.

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Buttery Pineapple Crumble Bars

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Recipe: Buttery Pineapple Crumble Bars

Flavored with brown sugar, ginger, vanilla, and fresh pineapple, this recipe is like a way more fun hand-held version of tropical pineapple crumble.

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Raspberry-Almond Crumble Bars

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Recipe: Raspberry-Almond Crumble Bars

A perk of this grab-and-go bar cookie recipe: You can use frozen berries if you're running low on fresh. Raspberry jam gives even more juicy flavor.

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Blackberry-Peach Slow Cooker Crumble

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Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Slow Cooker Crumble

Let's be real: It's always a good idea to have a slow-cooker recipe for any classic Southern dish, if only to free up your prep time. Set it and forget it.

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Blackberry-Oat Crumble Bars

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Recipe: Blackberry-Oat Crumble Bars

Like a twist between gooey blackberry cobbler and easy-breezy bar cookies, this super decadent recipe will win the cookout dessert table competition every time.

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Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake

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Recipe: Overnight Coffee Crumble Cake

We like to enjoy this glazed, cinnamony coffee cake at any time of day, from breakfast to afternoon snack to late-night sweet bite.

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Berry Cobbler with Pecan Sandie Streusel

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Recipe: Berry Cobbler with Pecan Sandie Streusel

A nutty, crumbly streusel topping makes classic berry cobbler even more scrumptious. If that's possible.

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Lemon Crumble Bars

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Recipe: Lemon Crumble Bars

We gave traditional lemon bars a little extra crunch for the road. A cookie base, lemony filling, and crumbly topping make one tasty trio.

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Blackberry-Peach Cobbler with Praline-Pecan Streusel

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Recipe: Blackberry-Peach Cobbler with Praline-Pecan Streusel

Streusel definitely makes a cobbler also qualify as a crumble—and that makes us very, very happy. This fruity casserole dish is going to be your new favorite to throw together.

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