A Bite To Eat With Alice: Pear and coconut crumble

• portionen: Serves 4

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For the topping

• 1 cup rolled oats

• ½ cup almond meal

• ¼ cup raw almonds, roughly chopped

• ¼ cup shredded coconut

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

• 4 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes

• 2 tablespoons maple syrup

• ¼ teaspoon salt flakes

For the filling

• 6-8 medium-sized firm but ripe pears, peeled, cored, quartered and each quarter halved

• ½ lemon, juiced (1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice)

• 1 tablespoon maple syrup

• 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg

• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger

Anweisungen

1. Preheat your oven to 170°C (190°C conventional).

2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the sliced pears, lemon juice, maple, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Toss to coat evenly. Transfer the pear mixture to a 20x20cm baking dish, spreading it out in an even layer.

3. In another mixing bowl, combine the rolled oats, almond meal, chopped almonds, shredded coconut, cinnamon and nutmeg. Add the cold butter & using your fingertips work the butter into the dry ingredients until the texture resembles coarse crumbs. This can also be done with a food processor pressing the pulse button. Drizzle the maple & sprinkle the salt over the crumble mixture, then stir to combine.

4. Scatter the crumble topping evenly over the pear filling in the baking dish. Bake for 50 minutes or until the topping is golden brown & the filling is bubbling.

5. Remove the crumble from the oven and let it cool for at least 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy warm with a dollop of Greek yoghurt, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a drizzle of pouring cream.