: 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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All of that is finished with a thick layer of crisp, sweet streusel on top.
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
Adding a ribbon of cinnamon sugar through the center and a topping of streusel brings both additional texture and flavor to the flaky pastry.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2025
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.
—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
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Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2025
Adding a ribbon of cinnamon sugar through the center and a topping of streusel brings both additional texture and flavor to the flaky pastry.
—Oset Babür-Winter, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2025
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.
—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
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“Streusel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/streusel. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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