Imagine a bed of fruits as a base at the bottom of a dish and covered with a layer of crispy crumble on top mainly made from oats, butter and flour. Best eaten with ice-cream, but always great on its own. I’m not a big fan of sweets and I’m not a sweet tooth. I don’t mind have a dessert now and then, but this is mainly made for my partner who loves apple crumble which I normally make just for him. Recently we’ve been buying so many pears and we can’t eat them all so I decided to make a pear crumble rather than putting my pears to waste. In my crumble recipe I often add lemon juice to get a pinch of sour in the base, because I don’t like it if it’s just sweet. My partner happened to go shopping and came back with this gigantic lemon one size bigger than a tennis ball, I knew straight away that it’s only for show. I cut the lemon and tried to get the juice out, but I wasn’t surprised when only 1 tsp came out of 1/2 a lemon (my partner often falls for big ingredients lol).
Note: this recipe is a healthier version of the crumble with a reduced amount of sugar and flour. I have added some oatmeal to the dish instead to obtain the crispiness.
PEAR CRUMBLE
Prep-Time: 15 mins Serve: 4-6
Cooking Time: 30-45 mins
Ingredients
4 pears, peeled and slicedd
2 tbsp raw honey
1 tsp grounded ginger
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/2 lemon rind
topping
1/2 cup plain flour, wholemeal preferred
3/4 cup rolled oats
150g softened butter at room temperature, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp grounded ginger
1/2 tsp lemon rind
Method
Preheat oven at 190°C Fan.
Combine the ingredients together in a baking dish, stir to mix and spread all the ingredients to make an even base.
Combine all of the topping ingredients together in a medium mixing bowl, with your hands squeeze the flour into the butter and mix until it becomes crumbs and well combined. Little by little sprinkle the crumbed mixture onto the prepared pear dish until all parts are covered. Bake in the oven for 45 minutes – 1 hour or until the top crumble becomes golden brown. Serve hot-warm on its own or with favourite ice-cream. Enjoy!