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Berry Oat Crisp

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Keyword: breakfast, dessert, snack

Ingredients

For the fruit layer

  • 2 cups berries, fresh or frozen (250g)
  • 1 tsp cornstarch

For the crisp topping

  • cup rolled oats (30g)
  • ¼ cup cornmeal (30g)*
  • 2 tbsp almond meal (15g)**
  • 1 ½ tbsp coconut flour (10g)
  • cup dry curd cottage cheese (80g)***
  • 2 tbsp almonds, crushed or slivered (10g)
  • 2 tbsp butter (15g) softened at room temperature
  • 1 tbsp sugar or sweetener of your choice optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C)
  • Grease a baking dish ( 8” x 8”) with a little bit of butter
  • For the berry layer, place the berries in a saucepan on med-high heat and bring berries to a boil
  • Reduce the heat to low, mash the berries with a fork so that the berries release their juice, but are still chunky
  • Add cornstarch to the berries, stir to dissolve completely, set aside
  • For the topping, in a medium bowl mix the oats, cornmeal, almond meal, coconut flour and crushed almonds and sweetener together
  • Add cottage cheese and soft butter to the flour mixture, and mix with your hands until all the dry ingredients are moistened and you have sticky pieces of crumble
  • Pour the berry layer into the bottom of the greased baking dish
  • Using your hands, sprinkle on the topping to cover the berries completely
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until the crisp is golden brown

Notes

*You can substitute the cornmeal with any flour you prefer or have on hand: wheat flour, rice flour, quinoa flour, etc. I like the cornmeal because it gives the topping extra crispiness. 
**You can also finely grind 10-15 whole almonds in a food processor to make your own almond meal. 
 ***It is important to use dry curd cottage cheese, which does not come in a liquid (see two photos below). This can be found at Whole Foods, Superstore or some specialty food stores. If you cannot find this type of cottage cheese, you can substitute 1 egg yolk or add more butter until the dry ingredients are all moistened, but still crumbly. Don't worry, it doesn't need to be perfect!