Active preparation time: 15 minutes
Total time: 50 minutes
Serves: 4
Cherry Filling
Non-stick cooking spray
3 cup pitted cherries or berries (frozen work well)
½ cup (4 fl oz/118 ml) kriek lambic
2 Tbs all-purpose flour
½ cup white sugar
Topping
½ cup quick-cooking oats
½ cup all-purpose flour
½ cup packed brown sugar
6 Tbs (¾ stick) unsalted butter, melted
Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C). Spray four 6-ounce (177-ml) ramekins with non-stick cooking spray. In a medium saucepan mix the cherries/berries, beer, 2 tablespoons flour, and white sugar. Bring to a boil and immediately remove from the heat. Evenly distribute the mixture among the four ramekins.
Combine the oats, remaining flour, brown sugar, and melted butter. Crumble the mixture evenly over the cherry mixture. Bake for 30–35 minutes or until golden brown and bubbling. Serve alone or with vanilla-bean ice cream.
Beer Suggestions: Drie Fonteinen Oude Kriek (Beersel, Belgium), Allagash Nancy (Portland, Maine), New Belgium Transatlantique Kriek (Fort Collins, Colorado)