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Simple And Comforting Oat Topped Apple And Pear Crumble

This apple and pear crumble is a warm dessert with a buttery crumble topping. Serve it warm with ice cream or with custard. The perfect fruit dessert.
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Course: Easy Baking
Cuisine: British
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 8 Servings
Author: Deborah Rainford

Ingredients

  • 3 (3) apples, peeled and chopped *See notes
  • 4 (4) pears, peeled and chopped
  • 130 g (4 ⅗ oz) brown sugar
  • 5 tablespoons (5 tablespoons) butter
  • 30 g (1 oz) plain flour
  • 1 tablespoon (1 tablespoon) ground cinnamon

For the crumble topping

  • 225 g (1 5/7 cups) plain flour
  • 225 g (8 oz) cold butter
  • 125 g (1 ½ cups) rolled oats
  • 175 g (6 ⅙ oz) light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon (1 teaspoon) mixed spice

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 170ºC
  • Peel and chop the apples and pears. Place them in a medium bowl toss with the 30g of plain flour and cinnamon. Set aside.
  • Heat an ovenproof skillet over medium heat and melt the butter. Add the 130g of brown sugar to the butter and continue to cooker over the heat until the sugar has melted and turned into a caramel sauce.
  • Place the apples and pears into the pan and toss to coat with the caramel sauce. Set aside for a few minutes while you make the crumble topping.
  • In a food processor place all the ingredients for the crumble topping and use the pulse function to create a coarse and chunky crumble topping. *See notes
  • Top the apple and pear mix with the crumble topping. *See notes
  • Bake in the preheated oven until the crumble is golden and the caramel sauce is starting to bubble up from around the edges, about 30 minutes.
  • Serve with vanilla ice cream or custard. 
  • This crumble makes enough to serve 6 people generously. Also makes a great weekend breakfast served cold. 

Notes

  1. The ratio of apples to pears is subjective, but you need about 650g of fruit in total.
  2. If you don’t have a food processor you can use a wooden spoon and your fingertips to blend the cold butter into the oat mixture until it looks like chunky bread crumbs.
  3. This recipe makes a generous amount of oat topping. You can freeze any remainder in a container or freezer bag for making another crumble. 

Nutrition

Calories: 618kcal | Carbohydrates: 97g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 289mg | Potassium: 348mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 1084IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 88mg | Iron: 3mg
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