A cherry crumble is a dessert made with fresh cherries with a streusel-like topping, that is typically prepared in a baking dish or casserole dish. A cherry crisp is similar to a crumble, and originally, the difference between the two was that cherry crisps would be made with oats and crumbles would not. However, as time has gone by, the names crumble and crisp are now used interchangeably.