Pear crumble in a baking dish

Pear crumble

Name: Pear crumble
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 4 pears peeled, cored and quartered lengthways; 100g dark brown soft sugar; ½ lemon juiced; 1tsp vanilla extract; 250g plain flour; 150g cold butter cut into chunks; 75g dark brown soft sugar; 50g chopped hazelnuts; custard to serve

Samuel Goldsmith

Published: September 20, 2022 at 12:51 PM

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Serves 4 - 6

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

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Usher in autumn with our twist on the favourite crumble pudding. With soft pears and a crunchy topping with added hazelnuts, it's no wonder this is a classic British dessert

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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4 pears

peeled, cored and quartered lengthways
100g dark brown soft sugar
½ lemon

juiced
1tsp vanilla extract

For the crumble topping

250g plain flour
150g cold butter

cut into chunks
75g dark brown soft sugar
50g chopped hazelnuts
custard

to serve

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Nutrition: Per serving (6)

kcal560
fat27g
saturates14g
carbs71g
sugars39g
fibre5g
protein6g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 4. Lay the pears out in a medium ovenproof dish that fits them snugly. You don’t want large gaps between the pears or you won’t have enough topping to cover them. Scatter over the sugar and pour over the lemon juice and vanilla. Mix using your hands to coat the fruit well.
step 2

Tip the flour into a large bowl and rub in the butter using your fingertips until you achieve a coarse breadcrumb texture. Stir in the sugar and hazelnuts, then scatter this over the pears. Try not to pack it down too tightly, so that it remains crumbly when cooked. If you have any crumble topping left over, cook this next to the crumble in a small ovenproof dish (you can scatter it over the bowls of crumble later). Bake for 40-50 mins until golden and the pears are cooked through. Serve with custard.

Recipe tip

To be as energy-efficient as possible when baking or roasting, try to fill the oven. You can cook this crumble at the same time as you’re roasting a main course. It will cool slightly if removed from the oven, but you can leave it in the oven with the door slightly ajar to keep warm.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2022

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