Strawberry Shortcake Crumbles - Portlandia Pie Lady

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Strawberry Shortcake Crumbles! It’s crumbly strawberry patch ready to party on your next dessert! Can you stand it? They’re so irresistible with intense strawberry and vanilla all tangled up together like the best of friends.

This version of strawberry shortcake crumbles DOES NOT have vanilla pudding mix, but it does have strawberry gelatin mix. The strawberry gelatin is that pink punch of color and flavor.

Simply mix 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 cup butter with the strawberry gelatin mix. In a separate bowl mix 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 sugar, 1/4 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Yes, you can make this gluten free too, click for my Gluten Free Flour Mix, made with Bob’s Red Mill products.

Sprinkle all of the strawberry mix on a parchment lined baking sheet on one side and vanilla on the other. Bake for 7 to 8 minutes @ 350 F, and let cool for at least 1 hour before breaking up and combining the crumbles.

Can I Use Vanilla Instant Pudding Mix for Vanilla Crumbles?

Yes you can! Just keep in mind the vanilla pudding mix will give a little bit of a yellow hue to crumbles.

Once completely cooled it will crumble up together perfectly. If there are any large globs, just break them up with a rolling pin or by hand.

I made the strawberry shortcake crumbles specifically for a Strawberry Shortcake Freezer Pie . Good thing I added these little nuggets of goodness to the pie first, because the leftovers are disappearing!

Wouldn’t’ these be great on a chocolate cream pie, like French Silk or Lemon Fluff Pie? And think of the other fruity “shortcake” possibilities: orange shortcake crumbles, lemon shortcake crumbles, orange, etc.

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Strawberry Shortcake Crumbles

Strawberry Shortcake Crumbles deliver a pink punch of intense strawberry flavor and vanilla crumbles perfect for pies, cupcakes, and basically everything. Prep Time15 minutes minsCook Time7 minutes mins Author: Portlandia Pie Lady

Ingredients

Strawberry Crumbles

• One 3-ounce box strawberry flavored gelatin
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour (for gluten free, use gluten free flour in place of all purpose flour)
• 1/4 cup butter

Vanilla Crumbles

• 1/2 cup all purpose flour (for gluten free, use gluten free flour in place of all purpose flour)
• 1/2 cup sugar (see notes below for using vanilla instant pudding)***
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup butter

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• In a medium sized bowl stir the box of strawberry gelatin and 1/2 cup flour and 1/4 cup butter. Use a fork to make fine and crumbly.
• In a separate medium sized bowl, for vanilla crumbles, stir 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Use a fork to make fine and crumbly.
• On parchment lined baking sheet sprinkle on the strawberry crumbles on one-half of baking sheet. Then sprinkle on the vanilla crumbles on the other half of the baking sheet. (You will not mix them until they are done baking, cooled, and crumbled.)
• Bake for 7 to 8 minutes at 350 F. Do not stir at all. Remove from oven and let cool completely (at least 1 hour) . If they feel warm, place the baking sheet in fridge or wait another 30 minutes.
• Crumble each flavor separately by hand and for large more firm pieces, use a rolling pin or lightly tap with kitchen mallet.
• Mix the strawberry and vanilla crumbles together and store in an airtight container to store.
• Makes 3 cups of strawberry shortcake crumbles.

Notes

***Vanilla Crumbles with Instant Pudding Mix: Omit the sugar and vanilla.  Add one small (3 oz) box of vanilla pudding mix. Follow directions as above.