streusel
noun
streu·sel ˈstrü-səl 
-zəl,
ˈstrȯi-,
ˈshtrȯi-
: a crumbly mixture of fat, sugar, and flour and sometimes nuts and spices that is used as topping or filling for cake
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Beginning September 14, the chain is bringing back the cheese Danish, a flaky pastry filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with a buttery streusel and light vanilla drizzle. 
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 These straightforward muffins, with a brown-sugar streusel topping, are made in a bowl without a mixer, with Greek yogurt and vegetable oil. BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 Sweet creations, meanwhile, take the form of pretzels stuffed with ricotta cheese and apricot preserves, or apple cinnamon streusel. Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2021 Homemade muffins can be covered with fruit or nuts, topped with streusel or seeds. Sunset Magazine, 12 Jan. 2022 Ladle hot soup into serving bowls and scatter streusel overtop. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 Sprinkle this streusel evenly over the top of the bars. Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2021 The garnish is a brown-butter streusel made with toasted oats and pumpkin seeds. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 Dirt Cake is a warm chocolate cookie coated in cookies and cream crumbs, topped with a rich fudge chocolate frosting, crunchy chocolate streusel and a gummy worm. Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2021 See More
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 These straightforward muffins, with a brown-sugar streusel topping, are made in a bowl without a mixer, with Greek yogurt and vegetable oil. BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2022 Sweet creations, meanwhile, take the form of pretzels stuffed with ricotta cheese and apricot preserves, or apple cinnamon streusel. Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Dec. 2021 Homemade muffins can be covered with fruit or nuts, topped with streusel or seeds. Sunset Magazine, 12 Jan. 2022 Ladle hot soup into serving bowls and scatter streusel overtop. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 Sprinkle this streusel evenly over the top of the bars. Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2021 The garnish is a brown-butter streusel made with toasted oats and pumpkin seeds. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 Dirt Cake is a warm chocolate cookie coated in cookies and cream crumbs, topped with a rich fudge chocolate frosting, crunchy chocolate streusel and a gummy worm. Eddie Morales, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
German, literally, something strewn, from Middle High German ströusel, from ströuwen to strew, from Old High German strewen
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above
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