When cherries are in season, it’s time to make our Cast Iron Skillet Bing Cherry Crumble recipe! It’s an easy dessert made with sweet bing cherries and a perfect oat streusel topping. Excellent topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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I’ve heard a lot of people say that you should have at least one cast iron skillet in your kitchen. I’m sure my dad would agree, but he took it a bit further and for as long as I can remember, we always had multiple sizes in our kitchen. They were used for just about everything — frying eggs, cooking chicken, making tacos (both cooking the meat and the tortillas), or maybe the occasional dessert. My dad taught me early on in my life how to properly care for cast iron skillets, including seasoning them. Since my daily chore as a teen was cleaning our kitchen, I was quite good at it (even if I didn’t really want to be good at it). But, as an adult, it’s one of the many lessons I’m grateful for.
When my dad passed away, his cast iron skillet collection had grown to at least 10 of them. Mostly bought second hand at thrift stores or yard sales. He has them in multiple sizes and weights, hanging on the wall in his kitchen, which serve not only as storage but also decor.
Today, we’re sharing a delicious recipe for a Cast Iron Skillet Bing Cherry Crumble recipe that you can bake and serve right in a cast iron skillet. If you don’t have a cast iron skillet, you can certainly substitute another oven-safe pan or baking dish, but I highly recommend that if you don’t have a cast iron pan that you should add at least one into your kitchen.
While this cherry dessert is easy to make, the step that will take you the most time will be pitting your fresh bing cherries. Luckily, this is made so much easier with the use of a Cherry Pitter, which I highly recommend you use. I’m not a fan of kitchen tools that do only one job, but a Cherry Pitter is where I make an exception. It really will make your life easier if you are planning to do any recipes with fresh cherries.
We also think that this Cast Iron Skillet Bing Cherry Crumble is best served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or whipped topping.
Cast Iron Skillet Bing Cherry Crumble Recipe
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Cast Iron Skillet Bing Cherry Crumble Recipe
Description
When cherries are in season, it’s time to make our Cast Iron Skillet Bing Cherry Crumble recipe! It’s an easy dessert made with sweet bing cherries and a perfect oat streusel topping. Excellent topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Christy says
I loved this recipe! I halved it and used two little cast iron skillets because it’s just me and my husband now that my son is off to the Marines. I buttered the skillets well before adding the ingredients. I skipped the cinnamon, added a dash of almond extract to the cherries and added just a little more oatmeal after I saw the topping come together – I wanted more texture. I might add some sliced almonds to the topping next time.
Mindy says
Looks yummy?? Can I use frozen cherries?
Shirley Holland says
Now this is my kind of dessert! Nicely done!
Dorice Hughes says
This was super easy and delicious. As I can never follow a recipe to the “T,” I added 1tsp of lemon zest and diluted the cornstarch in red wine. That little bit of red wine really gave some depth of flavor to the cherries.
Gina says
I a de this delicious cherry crumble with my fresh cherries from our tree and in a cast iron skillet. It came out DE LICIOUS! Thank you so much for this awesome recipe, so easy and so good.
Erlene says
Oh, this looks really good! I only have a grill type of cast iron pan, but I’ve always wanted to add to my collection. This might be my excuse to buy a new cast iron pan 🙂
Marty Hadding says
Found you via the Simply Sweet Home blog party…and oh man, this looks delicious! Maybe it’s the sweet and tart cherries? Maybe the streusel? I cannot wait to try it out!
Rita says
These look great. Thanks for sharing on Fiesta Friday! Pinned it.
Kat (The Baking Explorer) says
Cherries are my favourite and I love that crunchy topping!
Sherry says
Crumble desserts of any kind are my favorite. This looks SO delicious!!
Marie says
One of our favorite things to do when visiting our Canadian Okanagan valley is cherry picking. I freeze them and I’m always looking for great recipes. This is definitely happening with some of them this year!
Jean | Delightful Repast says
Brandie, this looks perfect! I associate cast iron skillets with my father, too! How I wish I’d kept one of his skillets, but I didn’t. I can’t wait till the cherries come in. Summer fruit is my favorite part of summer. (If you or someone you know is a tea drinker, do get in on my fab tea giveaway this week!)
Kerryanne says
Oh Brandie, this looks so yummy. I can’t wait until we have cherry season here in Australia later in the year, so I can try this recipe!
Thank you for sharing at Create, Bake, Grow & Gather this week. I’m delighted to be featuring your recipe at tonight’s party and pinning too!
Hugs,
Kerryanne
Miz Helen says
Your Cherry Crumble looks amazing! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
Jann Olson says
Oh yum! This looks delicious. I love bing cherries and I have one of those cast iron skillets. Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Sheri says
What a great dessert! Thanks for sharing at the To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and More Wednesday Link Party! Pinned!
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome says
I love my cast iron skillet – what a great way to use it! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Maria | passion fruit, paws and peonies says
This looks fantastic – the perfect dessert for me! xx
Amy says
Aren’t cast iron skillets the best!?! Your bing cherry crumble recipe looks and sounds fabulous. It sounds like a perfect dish for the 4th of July. Thank you for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go.