Vegan Strawberry Crisp 🍓

The Coziest Vegan Strawberry Crisp for the Last Days of Strawberry Season...

Strawberry season never seems quite long enough, but picking strawberries is one of my favorite summer activities. There's something meditative about discovering and plucking one little gem at a time.

As the days have gotten longer and warmer, I've been craving a simple, unfussy dessert that’s perfect after an afternoon spent reading outside or an easy evening with friends. Something Anne Shirley or the March sisters might happily serve after returning home with berry-stained fingers.

This crisp became my way of celebrating those last sweet berries!

Keep reading for my thoughts on this recipe as well as some whimsical bespoke recipe cards and a reading list inspired by the dish. 🍓

Original Recipe from well plated by Erin Clarke

Thank you for the delicious inspiration!

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Strawberry Crisp

The absolute best strawberry crisp recipe! Easy to make with a buttery oat topping and juicy filling. Perfect for fresh or frozen berries!

*To make this vegan, I substituted Earth Balance butter for the butter. Mine did turn out a little salty, so I'd recommend using a light hand with the salt!

Whimsy Rating

🍓🍓🍓🍓☆

Sweet, cozy, simple, and wonderfully summery. Makes the house smell like toasted oats and sunshine. I’d absolutely make it again, but probably a mixed berry variation.

Don’t Skip

🍋 The lemon zest.

It brightens the strawberries without making the dessert taste lemony and gives the whole crisp a fresher flavor.

Next Time I’d Try...

• Mix in blackberries and blueberries for a mixed berry version.

• Add a handful of cherries again — the added sweetness was lovely!

• Bake another 5–10 minutes uncovered so the topping browns even more.

• Serve warm with plenty of coconut whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

Here is my adapted version:

What to Read While It Bakes

While the crisp bubbles away in the oven, settle in with something that feels like gardens, picnics, sunshine, and berry-stained fingers.

🍓 Emma by Jane Austen

🍓 Anne of Green Gables by L. M. Montgomery

🍓 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

🍓 Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

🍓 The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame

For Inspiration from the Pages

Jane Austen gives us a particularly juicy strawberry scene in Emma:

“We are to walk about your gardens, and gather the strawberries ourselves, and sit under trees;—and whatever else you may like to provide, it is to be all out of doors—a table spread in the shade, you know. Every thing as natural and simple as possible. Is not that your idea?”

— Jane Austen, Emma (ch. vi)