Salaric Cooking

Pear Oat Crumble

Another scrummy desert from Becca!

Ingredients

Filling 2 pears peeled, deseeded and sliced 4 tbsp water 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Crumble Topping 100g rice flour sifted 3 tbsp soya butter 50g dark muscovado sugar 80g oats 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

• Put all the filling ingredients into a saucepan and simmer for 10-15 mins untill pears are soft.
• For the crumble topping sift the flour and add chunks or cubes of the soya butter and rub in to make “beradcrumbs”. Add the sugar, oats and cinnamon and mix well.
• Divide the pears and juice into 4-6 ramekins, top with the crumble mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven at 180oC for 15-20 mins untill the topping is golden.

Tips • Can use apples instead of pears. Can use plums and nutmeg instead of pears and cinnamon. • Poach the pears in 4 tbsp of cherry brandy or tawny port instead of water. • Add 1tbsp of grated fresh ginger to the crumble topping for extra spice.