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Whole Wheat Brown Sugar Crumb Topping

Whole Wheat Brown Sugar Crumb Topping

May 17, 2025
This whole wheat brown sugar crumb topping is your new go-to for adding just the right amount of sweetness and texture to top your favorite baked goods.
It’s incredibly easy to make, endlessly versatile, and so delicious you’ll find yourself wanting to sprinkle it on just about everything.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Course how-to
Cuisine American
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • Food processor

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup old fashioned oats
  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • 6 TBS melted unsalted butter

Instructions
 

  • In the bowl of a food processor, add the whole wheat flour, oats, brown sugar, and salt. Pulse ~15 times to help combine the ingredients and to break down the oats a little. You don't want to pulverize the oats completely—just enough to create some texture variation.
    ½ cup whole wheat flour, 1 cup old fashioned oats, ¼ cup brown sugar, ¼ tsp kosher salt
  • Pour in the melted butter. Pulse the food processor ~15 more times, combining the mixture well.
    6 TBS melted unsalted butter
  • Sprinkle and spread this mixture over coffee cakes, muffins, or cobblers before baking.
  • This recipe makes the perfect amount to top an 8x8 cake/cobbler or a dozen muffins.
Keyword easy