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Streusel Topping

Published: Nov 9, 2022 · by Demeter | Beaming Baker 14 Comments · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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Buttery, crumbly, sugary and sweet, the best streusel topping is made with chopped pecans, brown sugar goodness, and just 5 ingredients.

closeup photo of streusel topping in a bowl

An Impressive and Secretly Easy Streusel Topping

Just when you thought your favorite muffin recipe couldn’t get any better, streusel showed up. And just like that, crumbly, buttery, impossibly delicious and perfectly sweet streusel topping made everything more magical.

Ready to make this simple, 5 ingredient recipe with me? Let’s go!

streusel topping halfway done in a glass bowl

Really, just 5 ingredients… or 4, if you like

Crumbly, sweet, mouthwatering: this streusel topping recipe is easy to make and comes together with just 5 simple ingredients.

  • Flour – I tried oat flour, but it didn’t work. Stick to all purpose flour for the best results.
  • Pecans – my favorite nut to use, but can be subbed with another nut
  • Brown sugar – I don’t recommend subbing this with coconut sugar. The results are too wet and overly coconutty.
  • Ground cinnamon – you can leave this out if you don’t like cinnamon
  • Butter – feel free to use vegan butter, not coconut oil (it won’t work). 

photo of ingredients to make streusel topping

What is Streusel Topping?

Streusel topping is a dessert & sweet breakfast topping that originates from Germany. In German, “streusel” literally means “sprinkles”. It can also mean “something scattered”. [1]

What’s the difference between Streusel and Strudel?

Don’t worry, folks get this one confused all the time. Streusel is a sweet topping made of sugar, flour, and butter that’s sprinkled over baked goods. Streusel originates from Germany.

Strudel is a baked pastry that consists of a fruit filling stuffed inside of pastry sheets. Strudel originates from Austria. [2]

Today, we’re making streusel topping. Once we master this streusel topping recipe, we can sprinkle it on every single baked good!

How to Make Streusel Topping

Learn how to make streusel topping with just 5 simple ingredients and a few steps.

First, add the flour, brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon to a medium or small mixing bowl. Then, whisk dry ingredients together until well mixed.

two photos showing how to make streusel topping - mixing the dry ingredients together

Now, add in melted butter. Grab a fork or small spatula to stir and fold everything together to create crumbles for the best streusel topping.

two photos showing how to make streusel topping - folding melted butter into dry ingredients

Keep folding until you don’t see any more patches of flour. If left, they’d result in yucky clumps of flour even after baking.

two photos showing how to make this recipe - creating crumbles

💡 Tip: Remember to chop your pecans more finely for smaller crumbles; chop just roughly for larger crumbles in your streusel topping.

two photos showing how to chop the pecans finely or roughly for desired texture

FAQS

When do you add streusel topping?

Once you’ve fully prepared your baked good, but have not yet baked it, add the streusel topping. So, right before the baked good goes into the oven, sprinkle the streusel topping and gently press it into the raw batter. Then, bake.

Can I substitute any of the ingredients?

You can easily swap the nuts and the cinnamon. However, for the rest of the ingredients, I recommend sticking to the recipe as listed. I’ve tried swaps with little success. 😉

How to make streusel topping for blueberry muffins?

Use this recipe to make streusel topping for blueberry muffins. You can keep the pecans, or you can swap them with walnuts or almonds.

How to make streusel topping for muffins?

Using butter, sugar, flour, and a spice of choice, you can create streusel topping for muffins. This streusel topping recipe is a good place to start. Once you learn it, you can start customizing it exactly for your muffin recipe.

 a closeup photo to show the texture of the crumbles

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Tools You Need

  • glass mixing bowls
  • silicone spatulas
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups

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Streusel Topping


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5 from 4 reviews

  • Author: Demeter | Beaming Baker
  • Total Time: 5 minutes
  • Yield: enough for 10-12 muffins, a loaf of bread or an 8-inch pan of bars 1x
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Buttery, crumbly, sugary and sweet, the best streusel topping is made with chopped pecans, brown sugar goodness, and just 5 ingredients.


Ingredients

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Tools You Need

  • glass mixing bowls
  • silicone spatulas
  • measuring spoons
  • measuring cups

Streusel Topping

  • ½ cup all purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup pecans, chopped – finely chopped for medium-sized crumbles, just chopped for larger crumbles (finely suggested)
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons butter of choice, melted

Instructions

  1. Mix everything but butter together: flour, brown sugar, pecans, and cinnamon.
  2. Add melted butter.
  3. Using a fork, gently stir and fold until clumps form.
  4. Make sure to evenly stir together the mixture so no flour patches remain hidden in a clump.

Use this Streusel to top:

  • pumpkin muffins
  • gluten free banana oat muffins
  • pumpkin bread
  • healthy blueberry muffins

Equipment

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Notes

For larger crumbs, use roughly chopped pecans and stop stirring once large clumps form.

For smaller crumbs, use finely chopped pecans and continue to stir and break up larger clumps.

How to make Vegan: use organic brown sugar and vegan butter.

How to make Gluten Free: try gluten free all purpose flour; just remember that all GF AP flours work differently.

  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 minutes
  • Category: Desserts, How-to
  • Method: Stir
  • Cuisine: German, American

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  1. Erin | Dinners, Dishes and Dessert says

    November 11, 2022

    Looks absolutely fantastic! Can’t wait to try this!

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 12, 2022

      Hope you enjoy!

      Reply
  2. Catalina says

    November 11, 2022

    I think this will be our new favorite topping. Love how crunchy it is!

    ★★★★★

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    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 12, 2022

      That’s awesome, Catalina! The texture is just the best, isn’t it?

      Reply
  3. Sandra says

    November 10, 2022

    Love this recipe for streusel topping! Definitely trying this when I make muffins!

    ★★★★★

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    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 10, 2022

      Awesome can’t wait to hear what you think!

      Reply
  4. Juliane says

    November 9, 2022

    SO good, oh my!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 10, 2022

      Yay that’s awesome!

      Reply
  5. Amanda says

    November 9, 2022

    Oh my goodness, where has this been my whole life! I love this recipe!

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    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 12, 2022

      Woohoo! I’m honestly thrilled that you enjoyed it!

      Reply
  6. Dorothy Reinhold says

    November 9, 2022

    This is dangerous! I am going to want to put this topping on EVERYTHING!!!

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    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 12, 2022

      LOL I know! Hope you enjoy streusel-ifying to your heart’s content!

      Reply
  7. Beth says

    November 9, 2022

    I can’t wait to make this! It’s perfect for muffins, breads, and if you’re like me, ice cream!

    ★★★★★

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    • Demeter | Beaming Baker says

      November 10, 2022

      Haha yes! I’m so here for streusel topping on ice cream!

      Reply

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