Garden Berry Crisp

I called this "Garden Berry Crisp" because all the berries in it are from our 2015 garden. We were supposed to have made a couple batches of jam, but never did, so the berries will be useful for desserts and smoothies instead.

Garden berry crisp

Almost-Vegan Dessert

Everything in the recipe is vegan with the exception of the sugar. Booo. I hate that regular sugar isn't vegan, since it's strained through bone char or something in the processing of it. I don't plan to be that picky when eating other people's desserts, like at restaurants, potlucks, family dinners, etc. Some people are that strictly vegan, but it doesn't sound very practical for me, although I actually do avoid desserts and products made with dairy of any kind, at least 99% of the time.

Bubbling berry crisp

Frozen Coconut Milk

The crisp was really delicious, and very sweet since there was two cups of sugar in it, one in the berries on the bottom and one in the topping. We had it with So Delicious frozen coconut milk, which is similar to ice cream and I love it because it's soy-free as well as dairy-free. It's a decent ice cream substitute.

Frozen coconut milk & berry crisp

Our Berries

The berries included about 2 cups of blueberries, 1 cup haskap berries and 1-1/2 cups Alpine strawberries. Some of the strawberries were red outside but white inside. That doesn't mean they weren't sweet, as Alpine berries are sweet even when half ripened. The white ones turn a brownish color when cooked.

Hot berry crisp with coconut ice milk

Served with tea, it made a fabulous dessert.