The BEST Blueberry Crumble with Fresh Blueberries

Homemade Blueberry Crumble with fresh, juicy, tart, and sweet blueberries is the ultimate summer dessert recipe for blueberry season. This blueberry dessert is bursting with juicy & sweet fresh berries and topped with a buttery, golden sweet biscuit-like crumble topping. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. 

For another fruity dessert try this fresh Peach Blueberry Crisp 🫐🍑 the addition of the sweet, juicy, fresh peaches takes a normal blueberry crisp to the next level. 

The Best Easy Blueberry Crumble with Fresh Blueberries

This easy-to-make homemade blueberry crumble recipe with fresh blueberries is the perfect combination of simple and delicious. It’s the best way to use up those ripe, juicy blueberries from the grocery store or the orchard. 

A simple blueberry filling sweetened with sugar and brightened up with fresh lemon juice. The blueberry filling is topped with a homemade brown sugar crumble topping that is so buttery and lightly sweet. It’s a deliciously simple desert that you’ll come back to again and again. 

This recipe is simple to make yet tastes like it came from a bakery – a perfect dessert for family, guests, gatherings, and summertime cookouts in the backyard. Let’s learn how to make this simple but delicious blueberry dessert ❤︎

How To Make Blueberry Crumble (Printable Recipe Card)

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×9-inch baking dish with softened butter. 

Blueberry Filling : Add the rinsed and patted dry blueberries, flour, granulated sugar, lemon juice, and pinch of salt into the prepared baking pan. Stir everything together until the blueberries are well coated. 

Crumble Topping : In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the all-purpose flour, light brown sugar, and baking powder until combined. Add in the cubed cold butter, and then use your clean hands to pinch the flour mixture into the butter until it resembles pea-sized crumbs. 

Stir in the milk just until the crumble begins to form. Drop dollops of the crumble over the blueberries in the baking pan. 

Bake for 40-45 minutes or until the crumble topping turns golden brown and the blueberries are bubbly on the edges. 

Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. Enjoy!

Pro Tips From The Test Kitchen

• My family’s favorite way to eat blueberry crumble is warm with a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream. The cold ice cream melts into the warm crumble and juicy. blueberries, which creates this sauce and it is perfection. You can serve it with any ice cream; my family just prefers vanilla bean ice cream. You could also serve the crumble with a dollop of freshly whipped cream or Cool Whip instead of ice cream. 
• I do not recommend swapping out the fresh blueberries for frozen blueberries. 
• Don’t skip that freshly squeezed lemon juice! The fresh burst of lemon juice makes the flavors shine and really brightens up all of the flavors. I do not recommend using bottled lemon juice. 
• Mix the crumble with your clean hands just until everything is incorporated and there are pea-sized crumbles from the butter. You don’t want to overmix the butter or else it will heat it up and soften it too much before baking. You want to keep it as cold as possible even after mixing and pinching it into the dry ingredients. If you’re worried, freeze the cubed butter before using it. This will ensure that it is plenty cold enough to not soften or melt while mixing. 

Blueberry Crumble Recipe FAQs

Can I Add Nuts To The Crumble Topping?

Yes, if you want to add nuts to the crumble topping, you can add sliced almonds or finely chopped pecans in with the other dry ingredients. 

Why Is My Crumble So Soft and Light In Color?

If your crumble is staying soft and not getting browned, it is probably because the butter was not cold enough. To help avoid this, you can freeze the butter cubes before using them OR grate the frozen butter into the flour mixture. You want to keep the butter as cold as possible, even while blending it into the flour, so the crumble topping can brown properly. 

Can I Make A Mixed Berry Crumble and Use Other Berries As Well?

Yes, if you don’t hav enough blueberries or just wish to make mixed berry crumble – you can mix in other fresh berries to equal the 2 pints needed. Make sure they have been rinsed and gently patted dry with a paper towel to avoid too much moisture. 

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