Individual Berry Crisp From Alton Brown

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 12 ounces frozen berries (blueberries or raspberries, but any work)
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 1/2 cups prepared topping (recipe follows)
• 5 ounces all-purpose flour (appx 1 cup)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups chopped nuts such as walnuts or 1 1/2 cups pecans or 1 1/2 cups almonds
• 1 1/2 cups gingersnaps, crushed
• 4 ounces unsalted butter, cubed and chilled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 place the frozen berries, sugar, cornstarch and 1/2 cup of the crisp topping into a medium mixing bowl and stir to combine. divide the mixture evenly between 4 ramekins (7-8oz size). top each ramekin with 1/2 cup of the remaining crisp topping. place ramekins on a sheet pan and bake in the middle rack of the oven for 30-35 minutes or until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is browned. allow to cool for 1 minutes before serving.
• 3 crisp topping.
• 4 place the flour, sugar, nuts and cookies into a large mixing bowl and combine. work the butter into with your hands until it is crumbly. store in the refrigerator for up to a week. use as topping for crisps, cobblers or grunts.