Two bowls of blueberry almond crisp with vanilla ice cream

All three are very similar, with fruit baked on the bottom and some sort of topping. It’s the topping that makes the difference!

  • Cobbler has a soft and tender topping made from biscuit dough or cake batter.
  • Crisps have a crunchy streusel-like topping made from flour, sugar, butter, often oats and sometimes nuts.
  • Crumbles are less common and very similar to crisps except they have a sandier texture and don’t contain oats.