Pear & Coconut Crumble
Nutritious and delicious, the recipe for this pear & coconut crumble is as easy as it is tasty – and (almost) totally guilt free!Nutritious and delicious, the recipe for this pear & coconut crumble is as easy as it is tasty – and (almost) totally guilt free!
Ingredients
5 William Pears
1 lemon halved
125g pitted dates
1/3 cup coconut sugar
75g unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1/3 cup self-raising flour
1 cup almond meal
½ cup slivered almonds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
300ml double-thick cream
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
- Peel and core the pears, rubbing the flesh with half the lemon to prevent them from going brown.
- Cut into thin wedges, then place in 22cm round baking dish. Add the dates 1 tbsp coconut sugar, juice from remaining lemon half and 2 tbsp water and toss well to coat.
- Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes, or until just tender.
- Meanwhile to make crumble, combine butter , flour, almond meal, cinnamon and remaining ¼ cup (35g) coconut sugar in a bowl.
- Remove foil from baking dish and stir pears to coat in syrup. Sprinkle crumble over pear mixture then return to the oven and bake uncovered for a further 20 minutes or until crumble is dark golden and pears are tender.
- Serve with cream.
- Enjoy!