Easily stocked ingredients, including frozen cherries, make this Fast and Easy Cherry Crisp a dessert that can be pulled together on a whim. Perfect for a spontaneous gathering or a last minute dessert anytime the craving strikes!
I’m continuing along on my sudden and unexplainable summer dessert binge today with this fabulous recipe that has been part of my recipe collection for a very, very long time.
While I love baking with fresh cherries, this recipe calls for frozen cherries and was specifically designed to be a go-to, last minute, folks-are-heading-over-and-what-the-heck-am-I-going-to-make-them-for dessert recipe. It’s important for every home cook to have a few recipes like this at their disposal and this one has been a real life-saver for me many a time.
Frozen cherries thaw quickly in the refrigerator and mix up beautifully, juices and all, to create this old-fashioned dessert that works all year long. No need to wait for cherry season to enjoy this cherry dessert.
It’s also incredibly fast since you get to skip the monotonous task of pitting mounds of cherries.
I buy my bagged, frozen cherries at Safeway but they are widely available elsewhere. Check the size as it may differ from the 12 ounce bag used in this recipe.
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It would be delicious with a scoop of freshly whipped cream, however, for us it’s all about the big scoop of vanilla ice cream over a mound of warm Cherry Crisp. It just doesn’t get much better than that. Especially in the summer months.
Fast and Easy Cherry Crisp
Ingredients
- 36 ounces frozen dark cherries, no sugar added (thawed), (3 12-ounce bags)
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, divided
- ¾ cup old fashioned oats
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sliced almonds, divided
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¾ cup butter, cut into 1-inch slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly coat a 9- x 13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, toss cherries with lemon juice and vanilla. Add white sugar and ¼ cup flour and stir to combine. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- In a medium bowl, combine remaining 1 ¼ cups flour, oats, brown sugar, ¼ cup sliced almonds, and salt. Work in the butter with a pastry blender or fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Sprinkle over the fruit. Sprinkle with remaining almonds.
- Bake in preheated oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until topping is golden brown.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated using generic ingredients, and is an estimate not a guarantee. For more accurate results, please refer to the labels on your ingredients at home.
This is my second time to make it! Delicious! I really enjoy the addition of the lemon and vanilla in the cherries.
Great! So glad you are loving the recipe 🙂
I’m making this now and had plans ingredients on hand – that is so valuable to me! Thank you for the divine dessert!
I can’t wait to try this recipie, thank you for letting us know that the frozen cherries needed to be thawed.
I’ve made your recipe a couple of times now, once with all frozen cherries, second time with both frozen cherries and fresh blueberries. Both times it got rave reviews! Thanks for the recipe!
Saw it. Made it. LOVED IT!!!
I have some frozen, pitted black cherries I put up this summer. This was great! Will be making another for one of our Thanksgiving desserts!
That had to be SO delicious with those cherries, Susan. It warms my heart to know this is going on your Thanksgiving menu. Have a wonderful holiday!
You just made me want to go get cherries asap! 🙂
Crisps are often my go-to entertaining desserts in the summertime because they’re so easy. Your cherry version sounds wonderful!
I look forward to cherry crisp every summer! I want a double scoop of vanilla ice cream on top 🙂
I loooove cherry crisp and yours sounds fabulous!
I think crisps are my favorite dessert! I haven’t had cherry in a while. Love that you can use frozen and still get a winning dessert!
I love having a life-saving go-to dessert and this one looks perfect! Love it so!
This crisp is utterly dreamy! I’m loving all the cherry goodness this summer, and I cannot wait to make this for my family!