Name: Cherry and almond crumble
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 250g cherries; 25g vanilla sugar; 1 tsp cornflour; The juice of half a lemon or orange; 50g rolled oats (gluten-free); 50g soft butter (or spread) cut into cubes; 2 Tbsp muscovado sugar; 3 Tbsp ground almond; ½ tsp cinnamon powder; 2 Tbsp almond flakes

Cherry and almond crumble

30 Jul 2018

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Total Time

40 minutes

Background

This super easy cherry and almond crumble is an excellent dessert all year round. In the winter, I make it with frozen cherries & orange and add a cinnamon stick & a spoonful of Amaretto to the compote, then serve it with custard. In the summer, I make it with lemon and serve it with vanilla ice-cream or crème fraîche. You can transform the dish into dairy-free by using vegetable spread, and gluten-free by using appropriate rolled oats.

Ingredients

250g cherries
25g vanilla sugar
1 tsp cornflour
The juice of half a lemon or orange
50g rolled oats (gluten-free)
50g soft butter (or spread) cut into cubes
2 Tbsp muscovado sugar
3 Tbsp ground almond
½ tsp cinnamon powder
2 Tbsp almond flakes

Instructions

Rinse, stalk and stone the cherries, then put them in a pan. Add 5 Tbsps of water and the vanilla sugar. Bring to the boil, then gently simmer for 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
Mix the cornflour with a spoonful of the cooking juice until you get a paste, then stir it into the cherries. When the syrup starts to thicken (but not too thick), turn off the heat, add the lemon juice and transfer the cherries and the sauce to an oven-proof dish.
In a food processor, blitz the oats until you get a coarse mixture. Add the butter and whiz until you get a mixture resembling breadcrumbs. Mix in the sugar and ground almonds. Scatter the mixture over the cherries, covering well. Sprinkle the almond flakes on top.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, until the crumble is golden and the cherries are bubbling around the edge.
Serve warm with double cream, custard, crème fraîche, yoghurt or vanilla ice-cream.