Name: Pear and blackberry crumble
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 4-5 ripe pears; 150g blackberries; juice of half a lemon; 50g soft brown sugar; 100g flour; 100g butter or dairy-free margarine; 75g rolled oats; 75g mixed dried fruit (such as raisins, prunes, cherries, blueberries, apples, peaches); 75g mixed nuts & seeds

Pear and blackberry crumble

11 Oct 2015

by Dinna

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

25 minutes

Total Time

35 minutes

Background

This pear and blackberry crumble is a healthy version - made with an oat & nut topping and uses very little extra sugar. You can make it gluten-free by using rice or almond flour and proper rolled oats. Serve it with custard, ice-cream or just creamy Greek yoghurt.

Ingredients

4-5 ripe pears
150g blackberries
juice of half a lemon
50g soft brown sugar
100g flour
100g butter or dairy-free margarine
75g rolled oats
75g mixed dried fruit (such as raisins, prunes, cherries, blueberries, apples, peaches)
75g mixed nuts & seeds

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180°C.
Peel & core the pears, cut them into rough pieces. Scatter these into a buttered baking dish together with the blackberries. Squeeze the lemon juice over and sprinkle with half of the sugar.
In a large bowl rub the flour and butter with your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Add the sugar, oats and dried fruit, nuts and chopped, seeds. Combine well, then sprinkle this mixture evenly over the fruits. Make sure the fruits are well covered - you can slightly press down the crumble.
Cook in the oven for 25-30 minutes until golden.
Let it rest for a few minutes, then serve warm.