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Because triple the berry needs to be extra heavy on the crumbly stuff.
It’s just common sense people.
So I have changed a lot since I first started writing this blog.
For the most part all the changes are good ones. I could definitely go back to getting a solid eight hours of sleep and feeling like I actually have time shower, but you take some and you leave some. In this case, I like what I have gained way more than what I lost (although, I really would love to sleep… like all day… sometime soon).
I have learned a lot.
Things that I never in a million years thought I would need to learn or even be interested in learning. I have tried new flavors, new foods, new recipes. Some with great success and others that have gone straight to the trash. I have learned to talk business, break out of my shell and let people figure me out a little bit… but only a little! Baby steps guys.
I could take up hours of your day and go into detail about all these things, but today we are going to focus on the fact that I have learned just how amazing baking with fruit truly is.
I have always loved fruit. As a kid, as a teen and now as a um, adult (still so weird). I love the stuff.  I can eat berry after berry, and a whole watermelon until my stomach looks like I am carrying a child. Some people can hold their liquor, well I can hold my fruit.
As much as I love fruit, I have never been interested in fruit based desserts.
I feel like dessert should be chocolate. It’s just the way my mom raised me.
And to this day, I still prefer fresh crisp fruit over anything baked and or – messed with.
But you guys. I am also loving experimenting with all this fresh fruit hitting the stores. This is my first ever crisp and I now understand what my grandpa was going on and on about all these years. It’s incredible.
My grandpa is all for fruity desserts. Â He is a key lime, apple pie and cherry crisp kind of guy.
I once made him a homemade apple pie when I was twelve and while I am sure he was just being nice, he was ecstatic about it. Fun fact, I think that was one of the very first things I ever baked on my own, crust and all. And you know, it turned out pretty awesome as I recall.
Anyway, I guess the point is, listen to your elders.
Because it’s true, their years give them knowledge, and this case, dang good taste.
I went with a triple berry because I really just wanted all the berries I had in this. I would have added raspberries, but I ate them all before they even had a chance to make it into the skillet.
My logic – handful for the skillet, handful for me. The raspberries? I don’t know, I started too early with those I guess.
The Kahlua in here is not overpowering, but adds just the right touch – a little kick.
Well maybe more like a punch, but I mean, booze and berries. Yeah!
On a side note (one of my frequent lack of focus moments), sorry for the insane amount of photos today.
Have I mentioned how much I love taking pictures of fruits?
Probably one of my favorite things to photograph.
Put them in front of me and I can’t stop taking picture after picture.
I am actually embarrassed to tell you just how many photos I took. Let’s just say it was too many.
So trying to get back on subject here, the motivation for this dessert (besides getting to take pictures of it) – Memorial Day.
I am in a Memorial Day food mood and can’t be stopped. Did you see these colors? Uh-huh – red, white and blue, Memorial Day or 4th of July, double duty with this one.
That’s a score in my book.
AND, this dish is beyond easy.
That’s a double score!
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Just look at it. So good.
I just made this and it was DELICIOUS. I definitely think I’d eat more fruit if I always covered it in brown sugar and Kahlua… I should look into that. Thanks again!
Haha! THANK YOU! So happy you loved it!
Looks absolutely delicious, Tieghan! I have to admit I love berries too! Way too much. I can’t count how many times I bought them for a recipe and end up eating them all! I also love picking wild raspberries. We’re so lucky that last two years we had pretty good season for raspberries on our property and I’m hoping this year we will get plenty again!
I made this, except I substituted balsamic vinegar for the kahlua, & it… was… AWESOME!!! Seriously, awesome.
Haha! Too funny, I almost used balsamic instead of kahula! So glad you loved this. Thanks!!
If I don’t have Kahlua (don’t wish to add) what could I substitute?
You can leave it out or sub in balsamic vinegar. Hope you love this!
Great idea! I made it without and it was a huge hit. I will try with pomegranate balsamic next! Thanks.
I could do with a few hundred photos of this to have on replay while I’m at work! Beautiful photos Tieghan, you are a true artist!
My sister and I are the same as you, able to hold our fruit (not so much able to hold our liquor but that’s another story for another time) and though we were raised “right” that is, chocolate is dessert, we have grown to love fruit based desserts: crumbles for me and pie for her. I will have to try this one soon. Do you think it would be as good with frozen berries? We are just entering winter down here and fresh ones are hard to come by…
Aww!! Thank you so much, Amy!
I think frozen berries would work great!! Thanks again!
taking pictures of fruits is one of my favorites too! This crumble looks so divine and you pictures are stunning as always! I wish I had a bowl full right now!
Thank you so much!
Double the crumble is double the awesome in so many ways!! YUM!
Thanks Katrina!!
So super stunning!!!! OMG. I need a crisp now. Badly!
Thank you, Dorothy!!
Double the crumble? I’ll take it! Seriously, your pictures are AMAZING!!
THANK you so much!! Means a lot! 🙂
I’m glad this crisp is not in front of me because I would inhale it! Double the crumble <—— best idea ever!
Haha! Thanks so much, Laura!
Can never have enough crumble topping!!! This looks great, I love all the berreis you used!
Thanks so much, Cate!!
I have a crush on this.
It’s kind of crush worthy. 🙂
Thank you!
My goodness, this does look delicious, especially with the mix of the 3 berries. Fabulous idea to add kahlua. Love it!
Thanks so much, Helen!
This is the perfect dessert for memorial day. In general I enjoy chocolate desserts most – but in the summer a nice berry crisp is perfect!! Pinned :))
yes, chocolate kind of always wins, BUT I can do crisp for snack!! Ha! 🙂
This sounds awesome, YUMMMM!
Thanks Sophia!! 🙂
What kind of gluten free flour would taste alright with this? Almond flour? Looks incredible!!
Hi Jenni,
Sure, you could use an equal amount of GF flour. Please let me know if you give the recipe a try, I hope you love it! xTieghan