How To Make Crumb Topping
Let’s talk about how to make crumb topping! This three-ingredient crumb cake topping is made with brown sugar, all purpose flour, and cold butter (plus there are optional mix-ins, like cinnamon). This brown sugar crumble topping isn’t just for crumb cake—I use it on muffins, quick breads, cakes, pies, and fruit desserts.
Servings: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 6 Tbsp unsalted butter, cold and cubed
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, optional*
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, mix all purpose flour and dark brown sugar together. (Add in ground cinnamon now, if using.)
- Add in the cold, cubed butter. Using a fork or a pastry blender (pastry cutter), work the butter into the mixture until it is completely combined. (The mixture will sort of resemble a paste and have the consistency of wet sand.)
- Using your hands, pinch and press the dough together into crumbs, making the crumbs as small or large as you’d like. (I like to do a variety of sizes.)
- Sprinkle on top of crumb cake, coffee cake, muffins, fruit crisps, pies, quick breads, etc.
Notes
*You can also add in other spices, like nutmeg, cardamom, etc.