Berry Crumble

Serves - 2

Recipe Level: Easy

This is one of my favorite Summer desserts. You could substitute raspberries, blackberries, cherries or whatever you have on hand or is in season. It is a lightened up version of similar recipes I have found for crisps and crumbles. I lightened it up mostly by swapping out the sugar for Truvia and significantly cut down the amount of butter and added in nuts for their healthy fat and some texture. But trust me, it will still satisfy your sweet tooth.

Filling:
Strawberries - 6 medium frozen or raw
Blueberries - 1/2 cup frozen or raw
Truvia Baking Blend - 2 tsp
Corn Starch - 1 T
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp.

Crumble:
Old Fashioned Oatmeal - 3 T Dry
Wheat flour - 2 T
Butter - Unsalted, room-temperature 1 T
Slivered Almonds, 2 T.
Cinnamon - 1 tsp
Truvia Baking Blend - 4 tsp

1. Preheat oven to to 400 degrees.

2. In a large bowl mix together filling ingredients and mix so that cornstarch is coating all the fruit. Then spoon into two individual baking ramekins, splitting the berries evenly between the two. I love individual sized desserts because they have built-in portion control. They are relatively affordable so I suggest purchasing a set. Here is a link to a set like mine.

3. In another bowl (or in the same bowl once you've removed the berries and rinsed out) combine the crumble ingredients. You will need to mix in the butter with your fingers, so make sure you have clean hands then go to work. You want to crumble to slightly ball together in your hands, but since the butter has been significantly cut back in this recipe, it is still going to be a little crumbly, hence the name of the recipe.

4. Once you have the crumble combined spoon on top of the berries in the individual ramekins. Place the ramekins onto a baking sheet (sometimes the berries bubble over and can make a mess in the oven so this is just to prevent that).  Place the baking sheet with the ramekins into the preheated oven for 35 minutes.

5. Serve all on their own or with whipped cream, ice cream, greek yogurt, whatever your favorite topping is.

Nutrition Information per serving from Myfitnesspal.com
Berry Crumble  - 217 calories, 10g. fat, 28g. carbs, 4g protein