The Great Crumble Huckleberry Pie

 

The Great Crumble

    The phrase Great Crumble is what is used in the series to describe the apocalypse, but it makes a great turn of phrase to describe the "cake" we're about to make. :-) 

     As you can see from the photo above, Gus is blowing out the candles for his 9th birthday. His "cake" looks like a fruit crumble made in a cast iron skillet. Having done research on the types of plants in Yellowstone, huckleberries seem the logical choice. Unfortunately, they are scarce & very expensive to ship the frozen ones I've seen, so I've opted for a substitute. Apparently huckleberries taste like a combination of blueberries & blackberries, so I used that combination to get the approximate taste.

The Great Crumble

Ingredients

Filling:

5 cups Berries (I used blackberries & blueberries)

3/4 cup sugar

3 Tbs corn starch

1/8 tsp salt

1/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp lemon juice

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Crumble Topping:

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup flour

1/4 cup white sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp salt

2/3 cup melted butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2. In a large bowl, add the berries as well as the rest of the filling ingredients, & toss gently to combine.

3. Add the melted butter to the topping ingredients & stir to incorporate.

4. Pour the berry mixture into a 8"x 8" dish/pan.

5. Spread the crumble mixture evenly over the filling.

6. Bake for 40-45 mins until the topping is golden brown & berries are bubbling around the edges.

7. Remove from oven & serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.

I hope you give this a try!