Strawberry Coconut Crisp

This Strawberry Coconut Crisp is packed with fresh strawberries, only a little bit of sugar and coconut to make it the most delicious, golden and bubbly dessert! I promise it will be your new go-to summer BBQ dessert!

This post was originally published in May 2018. I’ve updated the photos and added further instruction for the recipe!

Strawberry season is in full effect and I’m so very excited. This Crisp is the ultimate desssert – so easy to whip up, warm, jammy and perfect with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. 

Crisp. Cobbler. Baked oatmeal fruit deliciousness. Whatever you prefer to call it, this is absolutely my new favorite dessert. 

Why You’ll Love This Dessert: 

• it’s packed to the brim with fresh strawberries
• it gets most of it’s sweetness from said strawberries
• it’s topped with the most delicious mixture of oats and shredded coconut flakes to give it a golden brown crunch on top
• it has a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top because IT’S A MUST.

What makes this Strawberry Coconut Crisp special?

I won’t even lie to y’all. Ben and I ate half of the dish yesterday while it was still bubbly and warm from the oven. We looked at each other laughing as we just kept eating it STRAIGHT FROM THE DISH.

No bowls required. We were literally sharing a spoon and almost fighting over each bite because it’s so good. Thankfully we reigned in the self-control and took the rest over to my in-laws for dessert after our dinner. STILL, the entire crisp was eaten in like, less than 8 hours. 

One thing that makes this recipe stand out from others is the use of coconut oil instead of butter. You can definitely sub butter if that’s all you have – I’m always pro butter 😉 However, I am so for the use of coconut oil in this recipe!

It simultaneously makes this dish taste RICH yet LIGHT. How is that even possible?! I don’t know. To enhance that delicious coconut-y flavor even more, I also added in unsweetened shredded coconut flakes to the crumb topping. It gives it an extra crunch that is SO amazing.

The crisp on top is exactly that – crispy. It’s golden brown, crunchy and the coconut makes for an incredible texture. The warm strawberries paired with the crispy topping plus cold vanilla ice cream = a DREAM.

So let’s get into what you need for it! 

Ingredients You Need for Strawberry Coconut Crisp:

• fresh strawberries
• rolled oats
• raw turbinado sugar
• coconut oil
• unsweetened coconut flakes
• almond flour
• vanilla ice cream (optional but also like, not optional, you know?)

How to Make Strawberry Coconut Crisp: 

Go ahead and preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Grab a pint of strawberries and start slicing! You’re going to need about 4 cups of fresh strawberries. I sliced them into fourths. Try not to eat half of them as you go along like I did.

Next, grease the baking dish. I used this 10.4 white pie dish I got from Target glass round pan.

To this pan, add the strawberries you just cut as well as 1 tbsp of almond flour and 2 tbsp of raw turbinado sugar. Carefully mix these few items thoroughly and spread them evenly throughout the bottom of the baking dish. It should look something like this:

Next, in a medium size bowl, add in your oats, shredded unsweetened coconut flakes, turbinado sugar, room temperature (or cold) coconut oil, almond flour and a pinch of salt. Using your hands, mix these all together until it forms a crumble topping like this:

Place this directly on top of the strawberries in the pan and spread it out evenly.

Bake for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. You can also broil it for 1-2 minutes for extra golden-ness but make sure to keep an eye on it! You know how broiling can be sometimes!

 

Let it cool for just a few minutes and then add on your ice cream! French Vanilla Bean works AMAZINGLY with this.

I pinky promise this will be a huge crowd pleaser at your next BBQ. Or you could make it for dessert. Or for breakfast. Or eat it for a snack. Or eat straight out of the oven with a spoon like I did. The world is your oyster! Hope y’all enjoy! Xo.

 

Did you enjoy this recipe? Here are a few others you might like: 

Strawberries and Cream Overnight Oats

Vegan Blueberry Coconut Cheesecake Bars

Blackberry Oatmeal Bars

Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies 

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