Healthy Blueberry Crisp
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This Healthy Blueberry Crisp Recipe is gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free. Naturally sweet & delicious, the perfect dessert.
This Healthy Blueberry Crisp is my favorite summer dessert. This blueberry crisp is made in 35 minutes, naturally gluten and dairy free, has only eight ingredients, and is sweetened with just a touch of maple syrup.
I’ve always loved fruit crisps when it comes to dessert. They’re much lighter than pie (which is also super delicious!) and crumble (which typically has more butter, sugar, and flour in it).
This blueberry crisp is made with only blueberries, spices, oats, and pecans. Sweet berries and a perfectly crispy and delicious topping for a quick dessert everyone will love!
What’s the difference between crisp and crumble?
You might be wondering.. Crisps are typically made with oats as the base, but I also added some chopped pecans for crunch, healthy fats, and flavor!
liz’s tips for healthy blueberry crisp
- Preparing in advance: You can prepare this recipe 3-4 hours in advance of baking it. Keep it in your refrigerator until you are ready to bake.
- To bake for two: Simply cut this recipe in half. You can bake in a smaller dish, or two smaller ramekins. The cook time will be shortened by about 5 minutes.
What you need:
Substitutions
Nut Free – To make this nut free you can omit pecans. If you’d like to add in some crunch you could sub in sunflower seeds.
Oil – You can sub coconut oil with olive oil or avocado oil
Spices – You can omit the nutmeg, ginger, or cinnamon from this recipe if you prefer. It will not be as flavorful.
Berries – This recipe will work with other berries like cherries, raspberries, strawberries, or even a frozen berry mix!
Fresh Berries- You can make this recipe with fresh berries instead of frozen berries. It may take a few less minutes to cook!
Fruit – You can use pretty much any fruit in this recipe. We also have a Healthy Apple Crisp and Peach Crisp recipe that are delicious!
Maple Syrup – You can sub maple syrup with honey
Weight Watchers – Save points by omitting pecans
Lower Carb- I haven’t made this recipe low carb but you could try this Keto Blackberry Crisp!
How to make Healthy blueberry crisp:
- In a bowl whisk together oats, pecans, spices, coconut oil and maple syrup until combined.
- Pour frozen berries into bottom of the pan. Layer crumble mixture evenly on top of berries
- Bake at 350 for 30 mins until berries are soft and crisp topping is golden brown.
I’m not saying you need to top it with protein powder ice cream… but I personally wouldn’t be opposed if you did.
Can you use fresh berries in this blueberry crisp?
Yes, you could also use fresh blueberries if you have an abundance of them; however, I like the frozen berries just as much.
As the frozen berries cook, they defrost, creating a delicious blueberry sauce that you may not get with fresher berries.
If you’re looking for other blueberry recipes, check out our Blueberry Smoothie or Healthy Blueberry Muffin Recipe.
How to serve:
Blueberry crisp is delicious as is, but here are some things you can add to it!
- Vanilla Protein Ice Cream
- Fresh Whipped Cream
- Vanilla Greek Yogurt
Storing/Serving
Storing: This blueberry crisp will stay in the fridge for 3-4 days. It must be refrigerated after it has been baked.
Freezing: We haven’t tried freezing this recipe but we don’t think it would freeze well. The topping would lose its crispness.
Serving: We recommend serving this blueberry crisp with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream. It’s also great with a scoop of vanilla yogurt.
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Healthy Blueberry Crisp Dessert Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats (gluten free if necessary)
- ¼ cup pecans chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 lb frozen blueberries approx 3.5 cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 and prepare a greased 8×8 baking dish
- In a bowl whisk together oats, pecans, spices, coconut oil and maple syrup until combined
- Pour frozen berries into bottom of the pan. Layer crumble topping evenly on top of berries
- Bake at 350 for 30 mins until berries are soft and crisp topping is golden brown
Notes
- Nut Free – To make this nut free you can omit pecans. If you’d like to add in some crunch you could sub in sunflower seeds.
- Oil – You can sub coconut oil with olive oil or avocado oil
- Berries – This recipe will work with other berries like raspberries, strawberries, or even a frozen berry mix!
- Maple Syrup – You can sub maple syrup with honey
Followed directions verbatim and the blueberry filling came out extremely watery and didn’t set even after cooling.
Did you use frozen or fresh blueberries? It shouldn’t be watery, but it won’t be set like a traditional crisp because we don’t use thickeners like cornstarch.
This recipe is excellent! I made the following alterations and it turned out terrific: Instead of coconut oil, I used olive oil. This didn’t alter the flavor at all. I included about 1 teaspoon lemon zest; it enhanced the flavor nicely. This will be my go-to blueberry recipe since it is delicious, quick and very healthy!
Is this a “good” diabetic recipe?
I’m not sure – you’ll have to do your own research on that! I’m not well versed in diabetic friendly diets and wouldn’t want to give you the wrong information!
No it has 34 carbs in a one cup serving.
Love it! Great healthy sweet treat! Thanks so much for the recipe. The only thing I’d change in the future is coating the frozen blueberries with a bit of arrowroot powder, so it creates more of a thicker sauce.
I’m a fan of this recipe as well as your peach crisp recipe – and sometimes I make it with both, combined.
Question: why does the peach crisp say to cover the dish in the oven – while the blueberry crisp recipe doesn’t suggest a cover while in the oven?
Different fruits cook differently!
This is our favorite dessert this summer. We’ve made it just for us and to share with friends – for 4, 8, and 12 people. It’s always delicious. At home, we eat it with plain Greek yogurt. For company, we offer yogurt or vanilla ice cream. The only recipe modification I make is to add 1 T. of corn starch to the frozen fruit. I’ve made it with and without the corn starch and prefer it with corn starch added. It makes the syrup from the fruit thicker.
Overall, this is a keeper. This is our favorite summer dessert to take to share with friends. I’ve made it for 4, for 8, and for 12 and it’s always delicious. At home, we eat it with plain Greek yogurt. For company, we offer yogurt or vanilla ice cream. The only recipe modification I make is to add 1 T. of corn starch to the frozen fruit. I’ve made it with and without the corn starch and prefer it with corn starch added. It makes the syrup from the fruit thicker.
Overall, this is a keeper.
This is our favorite summer dessert to take to share with friends. I’ve made it for 4, for 8, and for 12 and it’s always delicious. At home, we eat it with plain Greek yogurt. For company, we offer yogurt or vanilla ice cream. The only recipe modification I make is to add 1 T. of corn starch to the frozen fruit. I’ve made it with and without the corn starch and prefer it with corn starch added. It makes the syrup from the fruit thicker.
Overall, this is a keeper.
By far one of the BEST !! So yummy, and just “sweet enough”!
This recipe was a hit with the family tonight! Love how simple and easy it was. I used a bag of frozen mixed berries and cherries that the kids weren’t loving in smoothies, was a great way to put it to use and tasted delicious! Thanks
Would it work to add corn starch to the berries to make it thicker?
I haven’t tried it so I can’t be sure, but I also don’t think it really needs it!
This recipe is absolutely delicious! I used gluten free oats. Turned out amazing. Very simple clean ingredients.
So happy you liked it, Priscilla!
Cholesterol amount..ty
There is no cholesterol in this recipe. You can see the full nutrition facts. You can also calculate your own nutrition facts by using an all like My Fitness Pal
Hi Liz. Made the Blueberry Crisp for dessert. Had to sub the pecans with walnuts. It was very good.
Thanks for the recipe,
So glad you liked it, Carol!
This blueberry crisp was so easy and delicious, I don’t think anyone would be able to tell it’s healthy! I topped it with vanilla ice cream and it was heaven. Thank you for the recipe!
Thanks, Gabby!! So glad you liked it!
I made an unhealthy version of blueberry crisp that my kids loved so I searched for a healthy version that we could make more often. They loved this recipe just as much or more, so we’ll stick with this one! So good, thanks!!
So happy you enjoyed it!
This was excellent!
Thank you so much, Theresa! I appreciate it!
I shook up the topping in a glass bowl with a plastic lid, and sprinkled some on a ramekin of berries and popped it into the microwave for 60 seconds. Perfect (nearly) instant healthy dessert! The rest of the topping is in the fridge, ready to top more berries (or maybe some peaches) tomorrow.
Such a good idea! The topping works on pretty much any fruit and I’m sure it will be delicious on peaches!
How many cups is 1 lb of blueberries?
1 lb of blueberries is about 3.5 cups, which is noted in the recipe. Hope that helps!
Can I use fresh blueberries instead of frozen?
Hi Jennifer – there is a whole paragraph about this in the post 🙂 I’ve pasted it here for you – Yes, you could also use fresh berries if you have an abundance of them, however, I like the frozen berries just as much. As the frozen berries cook, they defrost, creating a delicious blueberry sauce that you may not get with fresher berries.
Perfect! I used fresh blueberries in season and this was a perfect dessert. I’m looking forward to trying it with other fruits.
So glad you like it, Karen!
Thank you for actually making this before rating! Let’s me know if it’s actually good vs looks good can’t wait to try.
Hi Tracy – I’m not sure what you’re reffering to..She did make this and enjoyed it, along with many other people. I can assure you it looks AND tastes delicious!! 🙂
Perfect summertime dessert! Nice and light and doesn’t leave you feeling guilty. Also, superrrrr simple to make
Yay! I’m so glad you liked it, Ali! It definitely is one of my favs too!
Do you think it would be too bland with no maple syrup/sweetener at all? I want to make it and share a little with my 1 year old (he loves some blueberries and oats!), but he doesn’t get any added sugars yet.
I think as long as you use good quality blueberries that are naturally sweet it will be yummy 🙂
I’m going to make some for dessert tomorrow! Thanks for sharing this!
Awesome!! We know you will love it!
The apple crisp is delicious. It is so good that I have made it three times. My husband, who is health-conscious, has to have a second serving and raves about the taste.
I am out of apples today. I am going to try mixed berries. Thank you for sharing such a delicious recipe.
So glad you liked it, Pat! Thank you so much!
This looks delicious! Can’t wait to try!
Thanks, Alexis! Hope you love it as much as we do!