I love a good cherry dessert. I have been seeing fresh cherries my last few visits to the grocery store, and I couldn’t resist picking up a bag. The only bad thing….having to pit the entire bag of cherries…once you get past that part, everything is easy going. You could always use a bag of thawed frozen cherries if you want to skip having to remove the pits.
Our Whiskey Cherry Crisp is easy to put together. The cherries get mixed with a flour and sugar mixture and drowned in a delicious whiskey. Now, if you don’t use/consume alcohol for whatever reason (no judgements here, you do you) you can substitute it with a tart cherry juice instead. You can even make things better by serving the Whiskey Cherry Crisp with some good vanilla ice cream. I just finished eating a scoop of ice cream over the Whiskey Cherry Crisp, and I am in love! I’m going to have a hard time staying out of it this week! I bet the whole pan is gone within a day or two…I’m really going to have to get to the gym this week.
Ingredients:
For the Whiskey Cherry filling:
4-6 cups fresh sweet cherries (pits and stems removed and discarded) or thawed frozen cherries (without pits and stems)
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 splash vanilla extract
1/4 cup whiskey
For the Crisp topping:
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup flour
4 tbsp or 1/2 stick melted butter
In a mixing bowl, combine the filling ingredients: cherries, sugar, flour, salt, vanilla, and whiskey. Toss gently with a spatula or spoon until all ingredients are combined.
Add the filling to a baking dish. I’m using a standard pie dish.
In a mixing bowl, combine the Crisp topping ingredients: sugar, brown sugar, flour, and melted butter. Stir until well combined. The mixture should look crumbly.
Sprinkle the Crisp topping over the top of the cherry filling and distribute evenly.
Bake in a preheated oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 40-45 minutes. Remove from oven (use your oven mitts!) and allow to cool before serving. (Be extremely careful as the dessert will be extremely hot!)
Serve with vanilla ice cream! Enjoy!
Whiskey Cherry Crisp
Ingredients
Whiskey Cherry Filling Ingredients
- 4-6 cups fresh cherries pits and stems removed and discarded
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1 splash vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup whiskey
Crisp Topping Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup flour
- 4 tbsp melted butter (or 1/2 stick)
Instructions
- Combine the Whiskey Cherry filling ingredients and gently toss to combine.
- Pour the filling into a pie pan
- Combine the Crisp topping ingredients and stir to combine well. The mixture should be crumbly.
- Sprinkle the Crisp topping over the Whiskey Cherry filling. Distribute evenly
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree Fahrenheit oven for 40-45 minutes. Allow to cool before serving. Be extremely careful as dessert will be hot. Use your oven mitts!
- Serve with vanilla ice cream
