Easy Cherry Crisp Recipe (with cherry pie filling) - Miss in the Kitchen (2024)

Easy Cherry Crisp is a quick and delicious semi-homemade dessert to make any day of the week that is delicious enough for company. A brown sugar, oat and pecan crisp topping over cherry pie filling and just a touch of cinnamon for a tasty fruit crisp.

A reader commented that she had used ourapple crisprecipe to make a cherry crisp and I knew it would be the perfect recipe for a weeknight dessert. I just had to give it a try.

If you are a cherry dessert fan, there’s tons of easy dessert recipes that you can make with cherry pie filling. We love it to top thisNo Bake Cherry Cheesecakeand our kids love theseCherry Cream Cheese Pie Shootersis a delicious dessert that is perfect for special occasions.

With a couple of cans of cherry pie filling, thischerry crisp recipecan be made in a snap. Top it off with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped cream for a decadent dessert that everyone will love.

Ingredients Needed for Easy Cherry Crisp Recipe

• Canned Cherry Pie Filling
• Old Fashioned Oats ~ Quick Oats will also work
• All Purpose Flour
• Brown Sugar ~ Light or dark.
• Chopped Pecans ~ Almonds or walnuts are great substitutes or skip the nuts if preferred.
• Kosher Salt
• Ground Cinnamon
• Salted Butter – If you only have unsalted butter, that will work just fine.

Step By Step Directions for Cherry Crisp Dessert

1. Pour cherry pie filling into a 9-inch deep dish pie plate or use a 9 x 9 square baking dish.

2. In a large bowl you will add the oats, flour, brown sugar, pecans, salt, cinnamon and butter that has been cut into cubes.

3. Use a large tined fork or your hands to mix the topping, cutting the butter into the oats, sugar and flour mixture until it is crumbly and butter is in pea sized pieces.

4. Pour over the cherry pie filling and spread evenly.

5. Place on a baking sheet to catch any bake over spills. Bake for 25- 30 minutes until crisp is lightly browned and cherry pie filling is bubbly around the edges.
6. Remove to a wire rack to cool 15 minutes before serving.

Cherry crisp can be served warm from the oven or at room temperature. Serve with a scoop of ice cream if desired.

Notes and Variations for Easy Cherry Crisp

• Fresh Cherries:Fresh sweet cherries or tart cherries can be used in place of the store bought cherry pie filling. You will want to make ahomemade cherry pie fillingon the stovetop before making the fresh cherry crisp.
• Make a Cherry Crumble: Skip the oats in the crisp topping and you will have a crumble topping that is totally delicious for cherry lovers. If you are looking for an easy cherry cobbler, ourapple cobblerrecipe works with any fruit filling.
• Additions:Almond extract can be stirred into the pie filling, it really enhances the cherry flavor.
• Storage:Cherry Crisp, covered at room temperature will stay fresh up to 2 days. Refrigerate up to 4 days.
• Reheat in a microwave for a few seconds if desired.

More Fruit Crisp Recipes to Try

• You might also like ourPeach Crispmade with canned peaches and thisPumpkin Pecan Crispis a fall favorite for an easy dessert.
• During the summer we makeblackberry crispas often as we can. Fruit crisps with a crunchy topping are so much easier than dealing with pie crust and they are every bit as delicious and an easy recipe to make with your favorite fruit.

This easy cherry dessert recipe is made with simple ingredients and pantry staples. It comes together really quickly using cherry pie filling with a brown sugar and oat topping that is impossible to resist. If you are looking for a good crisp with juicy cherries and a buttery oat topping, this the dessert for you.

Give this Easy Cherry Crisp a try for a great weeknight dessert. Serve warm cherry crisp with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream and watch it disappear!

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