The Best Easy Strawberry Crunch Topping
There is something so comforting about creating a recipe that reminds you of your childhood. Those iconic strawberry shortcake frozen treats were always a favorite of mine growing up. The wonderful news is that now we can make our own version of this Strawberry Crunch Topping with only 3 ingredients and it is totally no bake.
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The BEST Strawberry Shortcake Crumb Topping
The combination of freeze dried strawberry, Golden Oreos and butter truly makes this the best Strawberry Shortcake Crumb Topping! You will love the intense strawberry flavor, but the best part is that these strawberry crunch crumbles are totally no bake.
Using a food processor {or zipper bag & rolling pin} to turn the freeze-dried strawberries and Golden Oreos into crumbs is really the hardest part of the recipe.
Add softened butter to hold the ingredients together and you have strawberry crunchies made with simple ingredients.
What you are left with is a fun and unique topping with a sweet strawberry flavor that goes wonderfully on almost any of your favorite desserts!
Can you picture this quick homemade strawberry crumble recipe sprinkled over a cream cheese frosting, topping a strawberry poke cake, sprinkled over strawberry crunch cupcakes, or pressed on the outside of homemade strawberry shortcake ice cream bars? Delish!
What Goes into this Recipe
- Freeze Dried Strawberries– Using freeze-dried fruit is such a great way to get a punch of fruit flavor and that beautiful pink color without extra moisture that you would get from fresh fruit. You can freeze dry fresh strawberries yourself, or just buy them at your local grocery store.
- Golden Oreos- My husband’s all-time favorite cookie! The crumbs of this cookie create the perfect crunch.
- Butter- Used in a softened form to help bind the strawberries and Oreo crumbs together and get just the right consistency in this strawberry crunch recipe.
See recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to make Strawberry Crunch Topping with Golden Oreos
- Add Golden Oreo cookies to the food processor and pulse until you have crumbs. Pour 1 cup into a large bowl.
- Add freeze dried strawberries to the food processor and pulse until you have a powder {there can be a few chunks}.
- Put 1 1/4 cups of freeze dried strawberry powder into the Golden Oreo crumbs that you set aside and add the softened butter.
- Work the butter into the ingredients using your hands {or a spoon}. Continue to work it together until everything is evenly coated.
Expert Tips
- Make sure that you are getting the Golden Oreos and freeze dried strawberries into fine crumbs. It is alright for there to be a bit of coarse crumb but you want everything to be smaller. The powder from the freeze dried strawberries will coat the Oreo crumbs and that is what you want.
- Work the butter into the crumb mixture well. This takes a couple of minutes but don’t skip this step. The butter is what will keep the Golden Oreos and strawberries together and help create the wonderful strawberry shortcake crumble recipe. You want the butter to coat everything.
- Be creative on what you put this Strawberry Shortcake Crunch on. The options are endless! My favorite ways to use it are in Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Cones, Easy Strawberry Shortcake Crunch Cake, Easy Strawberry Crunch Cookies or Easy Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake with a Golden Oreo Crust.
Storage and Freezing
Store- You can store your no bake strawberry crunch topping in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Freeze- You can also freeze the easy strawberry shortcake crumble for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQs
It is called shortcake topping because it will remind you of the outside coating on the Good Humors Strawberry Shortcake bars that you know and love.
The best way to store homemade Strawberry Crunch Topping is in a good airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator. I like to make a big batch and put the leftovers in a zipper bag.
This strawberry crunch will last for a week at room temperature as long as it is in a good airtight container. I kept mine in a ziploc bag.
It can also be refrigerated to get a couple of extra days or even frozen for a couple of months. Just know that the texture of the topping after it defrosts might not be as crisp.
This crunchy crumble is great on so many things. In fact, I even caught my husband eating it straight from the zipper bag by itself. This Easy Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake with a Golden Oreo Crust is the perfect way to use it!
But it would also be wonderful on top of ice cream or on top of a bowl of vanilla pudding with whipped cream.
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The Best Easy Strawberry Crunch Topping
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ cup freeze dried strawberries {pulsed to a coarse powder}
- 1 cup Golden Oreo crumbs {about 15 cookies}
- 3 Tablespoons butter {softened}
Instructions
- Add Golden Oreos to food processor* and pulse until you have crumbs. Pour 1 cup into a bowl. Add freeze dried strawberries to the food processor and pulse until you have a powder {there can be a few chunks}. Put 1 1/4 cups freeze dried strawberry powder into the Golden Oreo crumbs that you set aside. Add the softened butter and work it into the ingredients using your hands {or a spoon}. Continue to work it together until everything is evenly coated.
- Once everything is coated, use the topping as desired or store in an airtight container {or zipper bag} for up to 1 week at room temperature.
Notes
- *If you don’t have a food processor, add the Golden Oreos to one large zipper bag and the freeze dried strawberries to another. Use a rolling pin to break the two ingredients into crumbs.
