: a crumbly mixture of fat, sugar, and flour and sometimes nuts and spices that is used as topping or filling for cake
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Kim's Snickerdoodle Crumb Cake Cookie Kim Kardashian's selection combines a snickerdoodle cookie with white chocolate chips, topped with a cinnamon streusel and drizzled with white chocolate.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Brown sugar ice cream with a cinnamon streusel swirl, sprinkled with sticky bun dough and praline pecans.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The other is a miso and caramel apple ice cream sundae with a walnut streusel and basil.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Easter’s coming up fast, and Costco’s new strawberry streusel cheesecake will elevate your dessert table.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
Brown sugar ice cream with a cinnamon streusel swirl, sprinkled with sticky bun dough and praline pecans.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2025
The other is a miso and caramel apple ice cream sundae with a walnut streusel and basil.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Easter’s coming up fast, and Costco’s new strawberry streusel cheesecake will elevate your dessert table.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for streusel
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“Streusel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streusel. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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