Berry Crisp with Kefir Ice Cream

This berry crisp with kefir ice cream is the perfect summer dessert for two! It’s quick, easy, and packed with gut healthy ingredients. Warm, gooey blueberries and cherries with crunchy streusel crumble topping then served with vanilla kefir ice cream. This is truly a match made in heaven. Plus the kefir ice cream, which is made in a ninja creami, is packed with gut healthy probiotics which means this is a dessert you can feel good about eating!

Why You’ll Love It

• This berry crisp with kefir ice cream is the perfect summer dessert.
• It is packed with gut healthy probiotics.
• The warm gooey berries, crumble topping, and creamy ice cream are a match made in heaven.
• It is naturally gluten free.
• This dessert is easy to prep ahead of time.
• It is small batch, perfect to share with a loved one.

Ingredients & Substitutions

Kefir Ice Cream

• Organic Kefir. Organic plain whole milk kefir is needed for this berry crisp with kefir ice cream.
• Whole milk. 3/4 cup of whole milk is needed.
• Maple syrup. 1-2 tbsp of maple syrup or honey is used to sweeten the ice cream.
• Vanilla extract. 1 tsp of vanilla extract to give the delicious vanilla flavor.

Berry Crisp

• Berries. You will need 3 cups of fresh berries. I used blueberries and cherries.
• Cane Sugar. Cane sugar sweetens the berry filling.
• Lemon. You need the juice from 1/2 lemon.
• All purpose gf flour. Gluten free 1 to 1 baking flour, I love Bob’s Red Mill. You can also use normal all purpose flour if you are not gluten free.
• Butter. 1/4 cup of butter, softened.
• Rolled Oats. 3/4 cup of rolled oats. You can use rolled or quick oats.
• Brown Sugar. Brown sugar adds incredible flavor and sweetness to the crisp topping.
• Cinnamon. Dash of cinnamon is used in the topping.

How to Make this Berry Crisp with Kefir Ice Cream

Kefir Ice Cream

Step 1

Make the ice cream base. In a medium sized bowl, add kefir, whole milk, vanilla, and maple syrup. Mix until fully combined. Pour into the ninja creami pint container. Place in the fridge to set for at least 8 hours.

Step 2

Make the ice cream. Follow instructions on the ninja creami to make scoopable vanilla ice cream. Serve over warm berry crisp.

Berry Crisp

Step 1

Make berry mixture. Preheat oven to 375. Coat a ceramic baking dish with butter. Add berries, lemon juice, flour, and cane sugar to a bowl and mix until berries are fully coated.

Step 2

Make the crisp topping. Add oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, and butter into a separate bowl and use your hands to combine. It will be crumbly.

Step 3

Assemble and Bake. Add berry mixture to prepared baking dish. Top evenly with crisp streusel topping. Place in the oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes.

Step 4

Serve and Enjoy! Pull from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes. Serve this berry crisp with kefir ice cream. Enjoy!

Expert Tips

• Serve this berry crisp with kefir ice cream immediately after pulling the crisp with the oven and topped with the kefir ice cream.
• Use whatever berries you like! I picked up some blueberries and cherries from the farmers market.
• To keep this naturally gluten free make sure you use certified gluten free oats.
• If you would like to prep this ahead of time, prep the ice cream and leave in the freezer. Then prep the fruit filling, place in an airtight container in the fridge until ready to bake. Right before baking, quickly assemble the crumb topping. If you want to prep the crumble topping ahead of time, prep all ingredients and add softened butter right before assembling and baking. When you are ready to eat, assemble the crisp and bake.

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