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Strawberry Oat Crumble for One

By Wes Ellis1 min read
Two stacked crumble bars with a red berry filling and a buttery crumb topping on a dark slate.
Recipe card
Servings
1
Prep
10 minutes
Cook
15 to 20 minutes
Method
Oven
Heat
375°F
Difficulty
Easy
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Part 7 of the thread Protein cookies, cheesecakes and bites

THE SHORT VERSION4 points
  • One oat mix does double duty: 3/4 pressed in as the base, 1/4 crumbled on top.
  • Microwave the strawberries 2 to 3 minutes until jammy before they go in.
  • Bake at 375°F for 15 to 20 minutes, until golden and bubbling.
  • Rolled oats, not instant. The texture is the point.
THE RECIPE · STRAWBERRY OAT CRUMBLE FOR ONE

Ingredients

Oat mix

Filling

For the dish

You'll need

  • Small oven-safe bowl or ramekin
  • Microwave-safe bowl
  • Mixing bowl
  • Fork

Directions

Prep

  1. Heat the oven to 375°F and grease a small oven-safe bowl.
  2. Mix the oats, protein powder, 1 tablespoon sweetener and applesauce until it's evenly crumbly.
  3. Microwave the strawberries with the other tablespoon of sweetener for 2 to 3 minutes, until soft and jammy. Mash a little if you like.

Build and bake

  1. Press about 3/4 of the oat mix firmly into the bottom of the bowl.
  2. Spoon the strawberries over it.
  3. Scatter the rest of the oat mix loosely on top.
  4. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until the top is golden and the filling bubbles.
  5. Let it cool a few minutes. Greek yogurt or whipped cream on top is a good idea.
Notes Keeps covered in the fridge for 1 to 2 days. Reheat in the microwave or oven; the top will lose some crunch. Roughly 250 calories and 40 g protein per serving, give or take.

wesellis.com/blog/strawberry-oat-crumble/

A crumble is really just two textures: soft, hot fruit and a crunchy, toasty top. This one gets both from a single bowl of oat mix and one little ramekin, and the fruit gets a head start in the microwave so the oven only has to brown things.

Pre-cook the fruit

Raw strawberries need a long bake to break down, and a single-serve crumble would burn on top before that happens. A few minutes in the microwave gets them soft and syrupy first. The same quick-jam trick tops the Blueberry Scone Cookies.

Heads up

Microwaved berries bubble up hard. Use a bowl with some room in it, or you'll be cleaning strawberry off the turntable.

Press the bottom, sprinkle the top

The base needs to be packed down firmly so it holds together like a crust. The topping is the opposite: loose, rough clumps with gaps between them, so hot air can get in and toast the oats. If you pat the top flat it bakes into a lid instead of a crumble.

For the berry-and-crumble idea as a mug cakeA single serving of cake batter cooked right in a mug or bowl in the microwave, usually in a minute or two. It won't brown like an oven cake, but it's done before you could preheat one.More: Protein Blueberry Muffins, Baked or Microwaved, there's Blueberry Cobbler. If you want strawberries without the oven, the Strawberry Shortcake Cup comes together in the microwave.

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