Dairy-Free Fresh Cherry Crisp
 
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The gently sweetened cherry filling bursts with sweet-tart flavor, and is topped with a buttery sugar cookie-style crumble.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Serves: 6 servings
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ pounds fresh cherries, stemmed, halved, and pitted
  • 1 ½ tablespoons + ⅓ cup sugar, divided
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch (can sub arrowroot starch)
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • ⅓ cup dairy-free buttery sticks, cold and cut into small cubes
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 400ºF.
  2. Place the pitted cherry halves into a large bowl. Sprinkle on the 1 ½ tablespoons sugar, starch, and vanilla (if using), and stir until the starch isn’t visible.
  3. Transfer the cherries to an 8x8-inch baking dish.
  4. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and remaining ⅓ cup sugar. Add the butter alternative, and whisk or cut in with a pastry blender or fork until coarse crumbs form.
  5. Sprinkle the crumble topping over the fruit, using a lighter hand around the edge so a little cherry is peeking out on all sides.
  6. Bake the crisp for about 35 minutes, or until the fruit is tender and the crumble topping is just beginning to turn golden.
Notes
Cherry Note: I use ripe, relatively sweet cherries, and a light hand with the sugar to preserve the natural flavor. But if you're cherries are tart, you might want to double the sugar in the cherries to 3 tablespoons.

Oat Crisp Option: Reduce the flour to ⅔ cup and add ½ cup quick oats. Optionally use brown sugar instead of white sugar in the crisp topping.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: ⅙ recipe Calories: 229 Fat: 8.2g Saturated fat: 2.2g Carbohydrates: 37.4g Sugar: 23.2g Sodium: 80mg Fiber: 1.9g Protein: 2.6g
Recipe by Go Dairy Free at https://www.godairyfree.org/recipes/vegan-cherry-crisp