Microwave Berry Crumble

Delicious microwave berry crumble topped with vanilla ice cream, perfect for a quick and healthy dessert.

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4.70 from 13 votes

A fruity microwave berry crumble in less than 5 minutes? Yes please. The best part? You won't even have to share.

Prep Time5

Cook Time4

Total Time9

Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snacks

Keyword: single serve

Servings: serving

Ingredients

Topping

1 tablespoon peanut butter softened * see below for substitute
½ tablespoon maple syrup
⅓ cup oats quick, minute or rolled (NOT steel cut)
2 tablespoon vanilla protein powder (or flour of choice)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
½ teaspoon water

Berry Filling

1 cup frozen berries
1 tablespoon chia seeds *see below for substitute
½ tbsp maple syrup, honey or sugar optional (for sweetness)

Instructions

In a small bowl mix together topping ingredients until a crumble forms, set aside.
In a separate small microwave safe dish add berries. Microwave for 1 minute to soften the berries.
After 1 minute, add the chia seeds and stir. Microwave once again for 1 minute to allow the chia seeds to start to thicken.
Carefully spread the topping over the berry filling. Microwave for about 2 minutes until top is golden brown and the filling is bubbling (start watching carefully at 1 min 30 seconds as every microwave is different).
Carefully remove from microwave (it will be hot!) and top with ice cream, whipped cream or yogurt!

Notes

recipe updated April 2026

Peanut butter- Ensure your peanut butter is runny (I recommend using natural peanut butter). Peanut butter can be replaced with coconut oil, or butter.

Protein powder- Protein powder can be replaced with oat flour or all purpose flour! If you do this- I recommend adding additional maple syrup or brown sugar into the topping for a bit of added sweetness!

Chia seeds- In the original recipe I used 1 teaspoon of cornstarch to thicken the berry filling. If you do not wish to use chia seeds, cornstarch can absolutley still be used. The chia seeds just add extra fiber while making this recipe suitable for gluten free folks!

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

Nutrition

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