Top Chef Strawberry Crisp With Whipped Cream

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 6 1/2 pints strawberries, hulled and quartered
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise and seeds scraped out
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 6 cups flour
• 2 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 1/8 cups butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 vanilla bean, cut in half lengthwise and seeds scraped out

Recipe

• 1 â?¢filling:.
• 2 in a medium bowl, combine berries with lemon juice and toss gently.
• 3 in a small bowl, mix together sugar, vanilla seeds, flour, and cornstarch.
• 4 add sugar mixture to berries and gently mix to coat berries.
• 5 â?¢crisp topping:.
• 6 in a standing mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, combine flour, sugar, salt, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and lemon zest. mix on medium low speed until combined.
• 7 add butter and mix on low until butter is incorporated into the mixture and mixture is fluffy.
• 8 add vanilla and honey and mix until just combined.
• 9 note: you may have extra topping. freeze any extra topping in a freezer safe plastic bag and use within three months.
• 10 â?¢whipped cream (optional:.
• 11 in standing mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip cream on medium speed until it forms medium stiff peaks.
• 12 add sugar and vanilla seeds and whip to stiff peaks, being careful not to over-whip.
• 13 â?¢to assemble crisps:.
• 14 heat oven to 375°f.
• 15 fill each ramekin with 3/4 cup strawberry mixture.
• 16 top with 1/3 cup crisp topping mixture.
• 17 bake until turning golden brown.
• 18 remove from oven, let cool slightly.
• 19 â?¢to serve:.
• 20 top with whipped cream.