Saskatoon Berry Cream Cheese Crumbcake

Reegan and Grandmaman went Saskatoon Berry picking at Hidden Valley Garden and came home with some plump Saskatoons.  Reegan found a yummy recipe that works well as a GF recipe too.

Crumb Layer

1 1/2 cups brown sugar

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (or GF)

1 cup rolled oats ( or GF)

1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

2/3 cup vegetable oil

Berry Layer

5 cups fresh saskatoons ( or mixture with blueberries)

1/3 cup water

2 tbsp. lemon juice

3/4 cup white sugar

2 tbsp. all purpose flour ( or GF)

Cream Cheese Layer

1 4 oz. pkg cream cheese (diced)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8 inch square baking pan.

Whisk brown sugar, 1 1/2 cups flour, oats, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Gradually stir in oil until mixture is crumbly.  Press 1/2 of the crumb mixture into the prepared pan.  Set remaining crumbs aside for topping.

Bake in the preheated oven until firm, about 10 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool slightly.

Place berries and water in a saucepan.  Bring to a simmer and cook for 10 minutes.  Stir in lemon uice.  Whisk white sugar and 2 tablespoons flour together in a small bowl.  Stir sugar mixture into berries and cook until mixture begins to thicken,  about 3 minutes.  Allow to cool for a few minutes.  Pour berry filling over crumb crust.

Sprinkle cream cheese pieces evenly over berry filling.  Spread remaining crumb mixture over cream cheese layer and press gently.

Bake in the preheated oven until crumb topping is golden and filling is bubbly, about 40 minutes.

Summer 2022