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How to Make the Best Streusel Topping

Mimi Council
Learn how to make the best streusel topping to use on top of pies, coffee cakes, muffins and more! This easy 5 ingredient recipe makes for a butter and sweet topping for baked goods!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course Ingredient
Cuisine American
Makes 12 servings
Calories 116 kcal

Equipment

  • Digital Food Scale
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Spatula

Ingredients
 
 

  • 85 grams salted butter (melted)
  • 95 grams all purpose flour
  • 57 grams cane sugar
  • 57 grams light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions
 

  • Melt the butter. You can do this in a small pot over the stove top, which is what I prefer. Or you can also do this in a microwave safe bowl.
  • Add the flour, cane sugar, light brown sugar, and cinnamon to a medium bowl. Then add the melted butter.
  • Mix together the ingredients until a paste like texture forms.
  • It’s ready to use on top of baked goods like pie, muffins, coffee cake, and more. Crumble the topping on top of your baked goods and bake per the instructions of the recipe you’re following.

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Notes

Tips
  • Make sure to mix the dry ingredients completely into the butter so the mixture is uniform in texture and color.
  • If you’re topping a cake, always partially bake the cake about half way through, then add the streusel topping on top of the partially baked cake. This will prevent it from falling and melting into the cake batter and keep it on top!
  • If baking muffins you can add directly onto the muffin batter before baking.
  • If making pie, you can add directly on top of your fruit filling.
  • Feel free to add in additional spices with the cinnamon or swap it out for another spice that compliments your recipe. Other spices that go well with this crumb topping are ginger, nutmeg, cloves, pumpkin spice, allspice, or cardamom.
  • Gluten Free — Replace the all purpose flour with 95 grams (½ cup plus 1 tablespoon) gluten free flour blend.
  • High Altitude — Follow the recipe as noted.

Nutrition

Calories: 116kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 1gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 47mgPotassium: 17mgFiber: 0.3gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 178IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 9mgIron: 0.4mg
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