Pear and apple crumble

Serves 4

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Courses: Desert

Difficulty: Intermediate

Cooking Temp: 160 C

Servings: 4

Best Season: Fall

Description

A classic cool-weather dessert, this Pear and Apple Crumble brings together tender spiced fruit with a buttery hazelnut and oat topping. The citrusy note of orange zest adds brightness, while cinnamon and nutmeg offer warming depth. Finished with cream or Greek yoghurt, it's a comforting, nutty, and not-too-sweet end to any meal. Make ahead friendly — just bake when ready to serve.

Ingredients

For the pear & apple base:

1 kg Pears and apples
1 Orange (grated zest and juice)
1/8 tsp Grated nutmeg (generous pinch)
1/2 Cinnamon stick or 1 tsp ground cinnamon
25-30 gms Light brown Sugar (For a slightly richer and more aromatic crumble, brown sugar is the better pick.)
Substitute 6 drops Monk Fruit liquid. Mix it into the fruit and taste before baking to ensure the sweetness suits your preference.

To make the crumble:

63 gms Plain white flour
75 gms Toasted hazelnuts (roughly chopped)
15 gms Rolled oats
1/4 tsp Ground cinnamon
38 gms Soft brown sugar (light or dark) (Substitute: 8–10 drops of liquid monk fruit sweetener)
25 gms Demerara sugar (light brown sugar) (Demerara sugar adds a caramel-like flavour and crunchy texture to the crumble topping.)
63 gms Cold unsalted butter (cut into chunks)

What To Do

1
Oven
1. Set your oven to 160°C
2
To make the fruit:
1. Peel, core and slice the fruit and put it in a shallow ovenproof dish.
2. Grate over the orange zest and pour on the juice.
3. Sprinkle on the cinnamon and sugar.

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Read it online: https://nationalpearweek.com.au/recipe/pear-and-apple-crumble/