Easy Cast-Iron Skillet Cherry and Berry Crisp

Frances Kellar

This Easy Cast-Iron Skillet Cherry and Berry Crumble can be made with fresh or frozen berries and cherries making this a treat good for all year round!

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 40

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings servings

Equipment

1 large cast-iron skillet about 12 inches in diameter

Ingredients

Berry Cherry Base

3 cups frozen cherries
3 cups frozen whole strawberries
2 cup frozen blueberries
¾ cup unsalted butter
½ cup light brown sugar packed
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¾ teaspoon almond extract
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Zest of one orange
3 tablespoons cornstarch

Oat Crisp Topping

¾ cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup rolled oats
½ cup cold unsalted butter cubed
Generous pinch kosher salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ cup light brown sugar lightly packed
¼ cup chopped raw walnuts optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. In a large 12-inch cast-iron skillet, warm butter over medium heat until melted. Add frozen fruit and season with light brown sugar and salt. Cook the fruit down until thawed and juices release, about 7 minutes. Gently mash fruit with the back of a wooden spoon. Add cornstarch and stir well until mixture begins to thicken.
Remove from heat and add in orange zest and almond extract. Set aside to prepare the oat crisp topping.
To prepare the oat crisp topping, whisk together flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and kosher salt in a large bowl. Add the cubes of butter and use a pastry blender, or your hands, to work dry mixture into the butter until pea size lumps begin to the form. Add rolled oats and mix again until clumpy; it should look crumbly with oat clusters forming and holding their shape on account of the butter.
Top the berry and cherry base with the prepared oat crisp topping and place the skillet on a large baking tray before baking in the oven. This will prevent any spillage from getting onto the oven bottom.
Bake the crisp for 30-40 minutes checking at 30 minutes. Bake until golden brown and bubbly. Cool slightly before serving warm with your favorite vanilla ice cream.

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