Fruit crisps can be the best friend a cook ever had. Pulse together butter, flour and sugar in a food processor, and scatter the crumbs over cut-up fruit. Bake. Instant dessert. The only problem with ...

Fruit crisps and crumbles are some of the simplest dessert recipes you can make. In the heat of the summer, the last thing you want to do after a long day in the sun is spend too much time in the ...

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Judyrae Kruse is taking some time off. Here is an encore column from July 2006. In the “gee, I wish I could find the recipe for whatever” category, let’s return to an incredibly popular, previously ...

Colorful displays of fall apples have made their way into the marketplace. Each variety has its own unique taste, texture, fragrance and appearance. Cooking traits vary, too. Some are best cooked, ...

When making a crisp with a delicate fruit like raspberries, I like to cook the topping separately. That way, the raspberries don’t become overcooked while waiting for the topping to brown and crisp.

Within two weeks, I have made peach cobbler, raspberry crisp, blueberry pie, and a few other fruit concoctions—I like to take advantage of the abundance of summer fruits. As I made a streusel topping ...