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[Kristin Meredith]

Got so many good fresh berries yesterday for reasonable prices -- blueberry, blackberries, strawberries.  I would like to make a blueberry crumble.  Anyone with a good recipe?  Thanks.

[TravlinMan]

I came across this recipe years ago from watching PBS on a Sunday.
It was from an early Steve Raichlen show, when it was more down to earth - meat, taters and a grill show.

It was for a Raspberry pear crumble.

It is very good..  A real thumbs up topped with ice cream or whipped cream..

I have used different fruit combinations with good success and have alternated between ginger snap and lemon snap cookies in the topping - use diced 'cold' butter and 'only' process enough to obtain a pea size crumble.. (the pulse button is your friend)

Disregard the setup for charcoal grills..

I used fruit pellets with this recipe - cherry and or apple

Preheat grill to 375 to 400 - Cook 45min until bubbly.

Recipe below..........

Smoke-Roasted Raspberry-Pear Crumble
Recipe Notes

    Yield: 6-8
    Method: Indirect grilling

Ingredients

    2 pints fresh raspberries, picked over
    1 large ripe pear (Asian or Bartlett), peeled, cored, and diced
    2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
    3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 cups granulated sugar
    1 teaspoons grated lemon zest
    1/2 cups coarsely crumbled biscotti or gingersnap cookie crumbs
    1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
    6 tablespoons (3⁄4 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
    Pinch of salt
    Vanilla ice cream (optional), for serving
    1 8-by-10-inch aluminum disposable foil pan
    cooking oil spray
    1 cups wood chips or chunks (preferably apple), soaked for 1 hour in water to cover, then drained

Recipe Steps

Step 1: Pick through the raspberries, removing any stems, leaves, or bruised berries. Mrs. Raichlen would rinse and drain them—I don’t bother. Place the berries and the diced pear in a large nonreactive mixing bowl. Drizzle with the lemon juice and stir gently. Add 1/4 cup of the flour and the granulated sugar, and the lemon zest and gently toss to mix. Lightly spray the aluminum foil pan with cooking spray. Spoon the raspberry-pear mixture into the aluminum foil pan.

Step 2: Place the biscotti crumbs, brown sugar, and the remaining 1/2 cup of flour in a food processor fitted with the metal blade and process until a coarse powder forms. Add the butter and salt, then pulse until the mixture is coarse and crumbly. Spoon the topping over the filling.

Step 3: Set up the grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium-high. If using a gas grill, place all of the wood chips or chunks in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and run the grill on high until you see smoke, then reduce the heat to medium-high. If using a charcoal grill, preheat it to medium-high, then toss all of the wood chips or chunks on the coals.

Step 4: When ready to cook, place the pan with the filling in the center of the hot grate, away from the heat, and cover the grill. Cook the crumble until the filling is bubbling and the topping is browned, about 40 minutes. Serve the crumble hot or warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream.

Variation: For an outrageously delicious twist on this crumble, replace the raspberries and pear with blueberries and peaches. (Raspberries and peaches are good together, too.)

[TravlinMan]

In reference to Kristens original request.......

This recipe was also found on the Steven Raichlen site while trying to track down the raspberry pear crumble.

I appreciated his earlier works in regard to modifying recipes to suit you and your families tastes and improvising when you feel the need.

On with the show..

Disregard the setup for charcoal grills..

I used fruit pellets with this recipe - cherry and or apple

Preheat grill to 375 to 400 - Cook 45min until bubbly.

Recipe below..........



Blueberry Crumble
Recipe Notes

    Yield: 6 to 8 Servings
    Method: Indirect Grilling
    Equipment: One 8-by-10-inch aluminum disposable foil pan; cooking oil spray; 1 cup wood chips or chunks (preferably apple), soaked for 1 hour in water to cover, then drained

Ingredients

    3 pints blueberries
    3/4 cups all-purpose flour
    1/2 cups granulated sugar
    1 teaspoons grated lemon zest
    2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
    1/2 cups coarsely crumbled biscotti or sugar cookie crumbs
    1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
    6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces
    Pinch of salt

    Vanilla ice cream (optional), for serving

Recipe Steps

Step 1: Pick through the blueberries, removing any stems, leaves, or bruised berries. Mrs. Raichlen would rinse and drain them—I don’t bother. Place the berries in a large nonreactive mixing bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the flour and the granulated sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice and gently toss to mix. Lightly spray the aluminum foil pan with cooking spray. Spoon the blueberry mixture into the aluminum foil pan.

Step 2: Place the biscotti crumbs, brown sugar, and the remaining 1/2 cup of flour in a food processor fitted with the metal blade and process until a coarse powder forms. Add the butter and salt, then pulse until the mixture is coarse and crumbly. Spoon the topping over the blueberry filling.

Step 3: Set up the grill for indirect grilling and preheat to medium-high. If using a gas grill, place all of the wood chips or chunks in the smoker box or in a smoker pouch and run the grill on high until you see smoke, then reduce the heat to medium-high. If using a charcoal grill, preheat it to medium-high, then toss all of the wood chips or chunks on the coals.

Step 4: When ready to cook, place the pan with the blueberries in the center of the hot grate, away from the heat, and cover the grill. Cook the crumble until the filling is bubbling and the topping is browned, about 40 minutes. Serve the crumble hot or warm, ideally with vanilla ice cream.
Recipe Tips

For an outrageously delicious twist on this crumble, replace half of the blueberries (3 cups) with diced ripe peaches.

[Kristin Meredith]

Thanks.  I substituted oatmeal and flour for the biscotti since I did not want to go to the store and cut the recipe in half.  It turned out really good!

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[TravlinMan]

Looks great.....