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Blueberry Cherry Crumble Recipe

Blueberry Cherry Crumble
Blueberry Cherry Crumble

Blueberry Cherry Crumble Recipe

Blueberry Cherry Crumble

When life gives you a kitchen remodel, make dessert in the microwave! This Blueberry Cherry Crumble is a deliciously simple recipe that saved the day when my late husband invited guests over for dinner during our kitchen renovation. Without an oven or refrigerator, I had to get creative. The result? A quick and easy dessert that’s now a family favorite.

Even if you’re not facing a kitchen crisis, this crumble is perfect for any home baker or dessert enthusiast looking for a no-fuss, crowd-pleasing treat.

blueberry cherry crumble
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When life gives you a kitchen remodel, make dessert in the microwave! This Blueberry Cherry Crumble is a deliciously simple recipe that saved the day when my late husband invited guests over for dinner during our kitchen renovation. Without an oven or refrigerator, I had to get creative. The result? A quick and easy dessert that’s now a family favorite.

Even if you’re not facing a kitchen crisis, this crumble is perfect for any home baker or dessert enthusiast looking for a no-fuss, crowd-pleasing treat.

  • Author: cwisdom@scandalsandsweets.com
  • Prep Time: 5
  • Cook Time: 9
  • Total Time: 15
  • Yield: 12
  • Category: desserrt
  • Method: microwave

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup Softened Butter
  • 1 Cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Cups Oatmeal
  • 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 1 30-ounce Can of Cherry Pie Filling
  • 1 Pint Fresh or Frozen Blueberries

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Crumble Mixture

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the softened butter, all-purpose flour, oatmeal, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Mix well until the ingredients form a crumbly texture.

Step 2: Create the Crust

  1. Spread 2/3 of the crumble mixture evenly on the bottom of a glass 13×9 pan or a tart pan.
  2. Microwave the crust for 3 minutes. This will help set the base and give it a nice, warm texture.

Step 3: Add the Fruit Filling

  1. Carefully cover the warm crust with the cherry pie filling.
  2. Evenly distribute the fresh or frozen blueberries over the cherry filling.

Step 4: Top It Off

  1. Sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture over the fruit filling.

Step 5: Final Cooking

  1. Microwave the assembled crumble for 6 minutes. This will cook the topping to a golden-brown perfection.

Step 6: Serve and Enjoy

  1. Allow the crumble to cool for a few minutes before serving. Enjoy it warm on its own or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
blueberry cherry crumble

This Blueberry Cherry Crumble is a testament to the magic of simple ingredients coming together to create something truly special. Whether you’re in the middle of a kitchen renovation or just looking for a quick and easy dessert, this recipe is sure to become a favorite.

Ready to try it for yourself? Gather your ingredients and get baking! And if you have your own kitchen adventures or tips, we’d love to hear from you—share your stories in the comments below!

Happy baking!

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Ma Barker: Criminal Mastermind or Overindulgent Mother?

Kate "Ma" Barker

Ma Barker: Criminal Mastermind or Overindulgent Mother?

Born Arizona Donnie Clark in the Ozark mining town of Ash Grove, MO in 1873, the daughter of John and Emaline (Parker) Clark, Ma Barker’s life was an ordinary tale of a Midwestern girl until it took a dark turn into crime history. With a background marked by church picnics and one-room schoolhouses, she seemed destined for a quiet farm life. But was she truly the criminal mastermind of the infamous Barker-Karpis Gang, or simply an overindulgent mother doing her best to protect her sons?  Either way, she was the only woman to be J. Edgar Hoover’s Public Enemy #1!

Arizona Donnie Clark, affectionately known as “Kate,” married George Barker, a farm laborer, at 19. Together, they had four sons—Herman, Lloyd, Arthur, and Fred—who would later become notorious criminals.

The Barker Boys and Early Criminal Activities

The first significant brush with the law came on March 17, 1915, when her eldest son, Herman, held up five men playing cards in the back of a grocery store in Webb City, MO. Although he was released for lack of evidence, it marked the beginning of a life riddled with crime and law enforcement encounters for the Barker family.

By 1920, all four Barker boys had committed various crimes. Despite repeated complaints, George Barker always deferred to Kate, saying she was in charge of the boys. Ma Barker was fiercely defensive of her sons, arguing with law enforcement and pleading for leniency. She spent what would be today’s equivalent of thousands of dollars on attorney fees and bail, wrote numerous letters to various governors in a relentless effort to clear her sons’ names.

The Central Park Gang – Barker Inman Gang – The two Older Brothers

Herman, Lloyd, Arthur, and Fred either started or joined the Central Park gang involved in small-time burglaries and auto thefts across Missouri, Minnesota, and Oklahoma. The Barker house became their meeting place, a den of criminal activity, whether Kate “Ma” was involved or just innocently hosting her sons’ friends is unknown for sure.

Herman’s criminal escapades were particularly turbulent, leading to multiple jail stints.  He used multiple aliases S.B.Wilson, D.W. Costello to name a couple.   In 1925, Herman with his younger brother Freddy and Elmer Inman, organized the Barker-Inman gang.  It was believed that this gang robbed a jewelry store in Vinita, OK of $12,000 in gems, but it could never be proved.  Shortly after this, Freddy was arrested in Fort Smith, AR for robbing a movie theater.  Herman and Elmer eluded the police.  Ma bonded him out for $1,000.00.  Soon after, in 1926 a jewelry store in McAlester, OK was robbed of jewels valued at $16,000.  

At some point, Herman married Carol Hamilton who helped in his criminal pursuits.  His next known arrest was with Ray Terrell for stealing a safe from First National Bank of Jasper, MO.  There was a gun battle and Herman was wounded.  Herman healed nicely and was being held in the county jail waiting to be transferred to Fayetteville, AR where he escaped from jail.  Herman’s life ended tragically in 1927 when he committed suicide in Wichita, KS, rather than face arrest for killing Deputy-Sherriff Art Osborne during a bank robbery in Cheyenne, WY.  Ironically, the police suspected Elmer Inman of the murder and didn’t know that it was Herman until they brought Carol, Herman’s wife, in for questioning and she confessed to the murder.

Lloyd Barker

Lloyd joined a gang called the Baxter Trio in the early 1920s.  The group consisted of Will Green, Lloyd Barker, and Gregory O’Connell.  The three robbed G.H. Shields of 5 pouches of mail.  Unfortunately, they were misinformed as there was no cash and only some registered bonds, which were of no use to them.  Lloyd was sentenced to 25 years in Leavenworth for robbing the U.S. Mail.  He was released in 1938.  

After he was released, he gave up his life of crime.  He was an Army cook at a Prisoner of War camp in Fort Custer, MI, and received an honorable discharge and a Good Conduct medal from the Army.  After the war, he moved to Denver and married Jennie who had two children from a previous marriage, and she and Lloyd at two of their own.  Lloyd lived the longest of all the brothers.  He was killed in 1949, murdered by his wife, she pled that she was innocent because of insanity and was taken to the Colorado Insane Assylum.  Lloyd was 51.

Jean Barker - lloyds wife

Fred Barker, while in juvenile detention, attempted to kill another inmate and was subsequently sent to Lansing, where he met the infamous Alvin Karpis, further solidifying the Barker-Karpis Gang’s nefarious activities.

Next up – The Barker-Karpis Gang and J. Edgar Hoover
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