: 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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Sweets include bumbleberry, with a glaze of fresh organic berries, and the Banofee, with banana, streusel and toffee.
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Spoon batter into pan, smooth top, and sprinkle streusel and remaining pecans.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
And then it's topped off with a cardamom streusel.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Praline pecan streusel and butter pecan syrup for an upgrade.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Spoon batter into pan, smooth top, and sprinkle streusel and remaining pecans.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
And then it's topped off with a cardamom streusel.
—Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
Praline pecan streusel and butter pecan syrup for an upgrade.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 21 Aug. 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 22 Sep. 2025.
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