This pear and ginger crumble is naturally sweet, easy to make, and accidentally vegan. Baking the pears brings out their natural sugars, making them soft and jammy with no need for added sweeteners. The warm kick of fresh ginger adds a lovely depth of flavour, perfectly balanced by the crunchy oat and coconut topping.
Everything comes together in one baking tin. First, the pears soften and caramelise, then the crumble is added and baked until golden and crisp. A handful of chopped almonds gives the perfect crunch right at the end.
Serve warm with a scoop of Greek yoghurt for breakfast or enjoy as a cosy dessert. Simple, nourishing, and full of flavour.
Tips
- I used ground oats and rolled oats: the different consistencies are very important for texture but also because they absorb the wet ingredients differently, so having a combination of both gives the best result.
- For the ground oats: simply add rolled oats to a food processor and blitz. I usually make a large batch of ground oats and keep it in a glass air-tight container. I use ground oats a lot in many of my recipes so it is very helpful to have some on hand rather than pass it through the food processor every time a recipe calls for ground oats.
- The addition of cornflour is very important, it helps turning the pears into a sauce consistency.
- The riper the pears, the sweeter the crumble. I didn’t add any sugar to this recipe because baking ripe pears naturally transforms them into a deliciously sweet sauce. I usually make this when I forget about pears in the fridge and they turn very soft. While I wouldn’t enjoy eating them at that stage, they’re absolutely perfect for this crumble.
Swaps
Pear: apple is a great substitute, the result will be very different in flavour but still delicious!
Coconut oil: you can swap with olive oil or butter.
Almonds: you can swap with any nuts you have at home.
Storage
Let it cool completely, then cover it tightly (or transfer it to an airtight container). It will keep well in the fridge for about 2-3 days. Reheat in the oven or air fryer.
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Pear & Ginger Crumble
Ingredients
- 4 pears chopped into small cubes
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger grated
Crumble ingredients
- 80 g ground oats
- 20 g rolled oats
- 30 g coconut oil
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 15 g coconut flakes
- handful chopped almonds
Instructions
- To a baking tin add: pears, cornflour and ginger.
- Mix well and bake on a pre-heated oven at 200 for 25-30 mins.
- Meantime, in a separate bowl add the crumble topping ingredients and mix well until everything is well coated by the coconut oil.
- Take the baking dish out of the oven and give the pears a mix.
- Add the crumble topping and return to the oven for further 30 minutes. In this time I opened the oven a couple of time to give the topping a mix so the crumble cooks evenly.
- 5 minutes before ready add the almonds.