One of the best parts of summer - picking your own strawberries and blackberries right off the plant! The second best part - eating them right out in the field! Third best part - if in some miracle they get home making this wonderful berry crumble!
Ingredients
12 ounces blackberries fresh or frozen, about 3 cups6 tablespoons unsalted butter softened2/3 cup brown sugar1/2 cup old fashioned oats1/2 cup white whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour1/4 teaspoon cinnamon1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375. Prepare an 8 inch square or 9 inch round pan by lining it with foil. Place the berries in the lined pan.
Place the butter, sugar, oats, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a medium sized bowl. Stir vigorously until the ingredients have formed into small clumps. At this point, there should be no loose flour or sugar in the bowl and no visible bits of butter.
Using the back of the fork, compact the mixture firmly into the bowl until it sticks together in one large clump. Then, use the tines of the fork to gently break it into clumps of various sizes- some large, some small. Carefully tip the bowl sideways over the pan of berries and use the fork to scoot the clumps out of the bowl evenly over the top of the berries.
Place the pan in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, or until the top is golden brown. Let cool until just slightly warm so that the topping can firm up properly.
Enjoy!