A quick and easy scrumptious Cherry Crisp dessert made with premium cherry pie filling and topped with a six-ingredient buttery crisp topping made with oats, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
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Easy Cherry Crisp
Indulge in a scrumptious dessert with this easy and tasty cherry crisp recipe. With a perfect balance of sweet and tart flavors, this dessert is sure to be a hit with everyone. It takes less than ten minutes to prep and tastes simply divine. When fresh cherries are in season, replace the canned cherries with fresh homemade cherry pie filling. If you like this recipe, try cherry bars, cherry cheesecake, cherry cobbler, and cherry dump cake.
What You’ll Need
- Cherry pie filling: premium is best
- Oats: old fashioned rolled oats are best for texture and crunch
- Brown sugar: for some sweetness in the topping
- Salt: just a little bit
- Ground cinnamon: complements the dish
- Butter: unsalted, if using salted, omit the extra salt
How to make Cherry Crisp
First, pour the cherry pie filling into a greased casserole pan. Then, stir together the rolled oats, brown sugar, flour, salt, and ground cinnamon in a bowl. Now, stir in the melted butter until the mixture is crumbly.
Then, sprinkle the crisp mixture evenly over the cherries. Bake in a preheated oven until the top is golden brown and bubbly. Let cool for a few minutes before serving.
Recipe Tips
- Buy premium cherry pie filling made with tart cherries. It is well worth the extra cost.
- This cherry crisp is delicious, both warm and cold. If warm, top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If chilled, top with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.
- Try adding almond slices or chopped pecans to the crisp topping.
- You can prepare the crisp topping up to 3 months in advance and store it in the freezer. If stored loosely (not compact), you can sprinkle it over the fruit.
- The crisp may also be stored in your refrigerator up to 24 hours in advance.
- Fresh, sweet cherries are in season from May to August. If you own a cherry pitter, then take full advantage of all that flavor with this homemade cherry pie filling.
What is the difference between a crisp and a crumble?
Crisp, crumble, and cobbler are often used interchangeably, but they have some distinct differences. A cobbler is a batter or biscuit dough topping. It is kind of like a pie with a thick crust. However, Crisps and crumbles are more closely related. Both have a streusel crumb topping, but a crisp always includes oats, while a crumble does not. All are equally scrumptious, although unique in their toppings.
Storage and Reheat
Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. They can be reheated uncovered in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.
Wrap the dish tightly with several layers of plastic wrap or place leftovers in a sturdy freezer container and freeze for up to 3 months. Defrost in the refrigerator overnight. Reheat uncovered in the oven at 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.
More Crisps, Cobblers, and Crumbles
Cherry Crisp Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 (21 ounce) cans premium cherry pie filling
- 1 cup old fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a 9×9 inch or equivalent-sized baking dish.
- Spoon the cherry pie filling into the prepared baking dish.
- Stir together the rolled oats, brown sugar, flour, salt, and ground cinnamon. Stir in the melted butter until the mixture is crumbly.
- Sprinkle the crisp mixture evenly over the cherries. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the top is golden brown and bubbly.
- Cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Notes
- Buy premium cherry pie filling made with tart cherries. It is well worth the extra cost.
- This cherry crisp is delicious, both warm and cold. If warm, top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. If chilled, top with a dollop of fresh whipped cream.
- Try adding almond slices or chopped pecans to the crisp topping.
- You can prepare the crisp topping up to 3 months in advance and store it in the freezer. If stored loosely (not compact), you can sprinkle it over the fruit.
- The crisp may also be stored in your refrigerator up to 24 hours in advance.
- Fresh, sweet cherries are in season from May to August. If you own a cherry pitter, then take full advantage of all that flavor with this homemade cherry pie filling.
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jen schreiner
Yes. Bring on the cherries and summertime. I love this cherry crisp! So incredibly yummy especially a la mode.
Tweenselmom
This was a marvelous dessert. My in-laws really loved it. Cherry desserts are my favorite.
alita
This recipe is perfection. I loved it. This is what summer fruit dessert dreams are made of. I love that it`s loaded with my favorite fruit, cherries.
Bryan
I don’t care for cherries, but a different pie filling could probably be substituted. Served warmed with a scoop of ice cream would be my preferred way to eat.
May
Looks easy enough to follow. I’m going to need to find some sort of filling to use. Do they sell Apple pie fillings in a jar, too? Or is that a DIY cherry filling?
Brenda Rae Sanderson
Yes, apple pie filling is readily available just as the cherry pie filling is available.
Melanie Edjourian
This was so yummy. I loved it as much as the cherry crisp that my grandma used to make. I bet this would be equally delicious with blueberries.
Stephanie
I love making fruit crisps like this! It’s so good with almost any type of fruit.
Kelly Bolen
This looks so easy to make! And delicious! Pinning for later!
Chenée
This is perfect for summertime! Thanks for the recipe!
Carrie Robinson
I just love simple and delicious desserts like this! 🙂 I can’t wait to make this for my family.
Katherine
Mmmm this cherry crisp is so good! I love cherries!
Beth Pierce
Thanks Katherine! So happy that you like it!
Nic
This was so easy to make and delicious! Thank you for a great recipe!
Beth Pierce
The pleasure is all mine Nic!
Catalina
I am drooling over this cherry dessert! The most delicious dessert idea!
Erin
This Cherry Crisp looks like dessert perfection!
Beti
This Cherry Crisp was amazing!! The perfect winter dessert! Thanks for the great recipe.
katerina
This is such a fabulous dessert! I can’t wait to give this a try!!