Pear crumble
Try out this simple spiced pear crumble recipe for a quick and comforting winter dessert. The crumble topping is lightly spiced with warming flavours of juniper, cinnamon and ginger which go beautifully with the pears. You can prepare the filling and topping separately in advance if you're short on time.
Ingredients
Pear filling
Crumble
- 100g of plain flour
- 50g of blanched almonds
- 75g of sugar
- 75g of unsalted butter , chilled and cubed
- 3 juniper berries , ground
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch of ground cloves
- 1 pinch of flaky sea salt
Equipment
- Food processor
Method
1
Preheat the oven to 180C°/gas mark 4
2
Roughly chop the pears and add to a pan with the sugar and lemon juice. Place over a medium–low heat and let cook for 5–10 minutes or until the sugar has dissolved and the pear is just starting to soften
3
In the meantime, make the crumble. Add all the ingredients to a food processor and blend to a rubble
4
Transfer the pears along with their juices to an overproof dish and sprinkle the crumble in an even layer over the top
5
Bake for 30 minutes or until the crumble is nice and golden. Serve up warm with a side of custard or cream
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