Recipe: Any Fruit Dump with Brown Sugar Crumble

ANY FRUIT DUMP

"My Nonnie has a recipe for a peach dessert that entails dumping peaches into a baking dish with butter and brown sugar, and then baking it for an hour until the fruit caramelized, soft, and all kinds of delicious. She then simply serves it with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. This is my triple-berry version of her peach dump; I just swapped the peaches for berries and added a crumble on top, you know, for good measure. As the title suggests, you can use an equal amount of any fruit."



6 cups mixed fresh berries (I like blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries)
1/2 cup packed plus 1 1/2 tablespoons light brown sugar, divided use
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into cubes
2 tablespoons bourbon (optional)
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Pinch of flaky sea salt
Vanilla ice cream, for serving

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F with the rack in the center.

In a 9x5-inch loaf pan or a 10-inch pie plate, combine the berries, 1/2 cup of the brown sugar, the cold butter cubes, bourbon (if using), and vanilla. Toss well to mix.

In a small bowl, stir together the melted butter, flour, baking powder, the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar, and the flaky sea salt. Don;t worry if the mixture seems dry. Crumble the topping over the berries.

Bake for 45 minutes, or until the berries are bubbling and the topping is golden brown.

Serve warm, with vanilla ice cream.

Makes 6-8 servings
Used by permission to Recipelink.com from Clarkson Potter
Adapted from source: Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains by Tieghan Gerard