Recipe

The Best Blueberry Dessert You'll Ever Make

By Rachael Stockel at High School

Going blueberry picking is a summer tradition in my family. Every year, we go to a local farm and pick as many blueberries as we can, making bets of who can pick the most. Once we get home, arms grasping giant bowls of blueberries, it hits us that we have way too many of them. After eating some and freezing some, we still have a few more giant bowls of blueberries, which means that it is time to get baking. 

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Blueberries are a perfect ingredient to use in desserts. They are a superfood, for your taste buds and your body. Not only are blueberries delicious, but they are also are rich in antioxidants and packed full of important vitamins such as vitamin C and vitamin K, making them the perfect candidate for a dessert: healthy and tasty.

This brown sugar blueberry cereal crisp is a twist on Martha Stewart's delicious blueberry crisp recipe. Not only does it use up those extra blueberries from the kitchen, but it also makes use of the pesky cereal crumbs from the bottom of the bag of your favorite cereal.

Brown Sugar Blueberry Cereal Crisp

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 45 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 6 cups blueberries
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp corn starch
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • 3/4 cup cereal
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 6 tbsp butter

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375°F.

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Step 2

Mix the blueberries, cornstarch, brown sugar, lemon juice, and salt in a large bowl.

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Step 3

In a smaller bowl, mix the cereal, flour, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and butter.

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Step 4

Pour the blueberry mix into a 8x8 glass baking dish.

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Step 5

Spread the topping from the smaller bowl evenly onto the blueberry filling.

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Step 6

Bake until the top is crispy and brown, and the blueberries are bubbling. Generally this takes between 45 minutes to an hour.

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Step 7

Let cool for 30 minutes before serving.

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Packed with the flavorful taste of blueberries and a sweet hint of brown sugar, this crisp is the perfect dessert to indulge in this summer, whether it be at a barbecue or at the beach. This dessert is easy to make and a great way to bond with family and friends in the kitchen.