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

1. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees.
2. Peel and core the pears, rubbing the flesh with half the lemon to prevent them from going brown.
3. 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.
4. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes, or until just tender.
5. Meanwhile to make crumble, combine butter , flour, almond meal, cinnamon and remaining ¼ cup (35g) coconut sugar  in a bowl.
6. 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.
7. Serve with cream.  
8. Enjoy!