Spiced Pear and Apple Crumble
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Who doesn’t love a crumble?! A great mix of ingredients that are easily found package free or within recyclable containers making this a great zero waste pudding! This easy recipe is taken from the Every Day cookbook from Deliciously Ella.
You’ll need 2 saucepans, a mixing bowl, a baking dish and a blender.
Serves 6-8
Ingredients (when in italics available from the van)
For fruit layer
5 red apples
3 pears
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (approx 13p)
1 teaspoon ground ginger (approx 13p)
150g raisins (75p)
For crumble layer
200g pecans (£5.00)
300g porridge oats (75p)
2 teaspoons ground ginger (approx 26p)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (approx 26p)
8 tablespoons date syrup
4 tablespoons coconut oil
Total cost from Incredible Bulk approx £7.28 /£1.21 pp
Method
Start with fruit layer by peeling apples and pears, then chop them into bite-sized pieces, discarding cores.
Place chopped fruit into saucepan with cinnamon, ginger and raisins, plus enough water to cover the bottom of the pan. Let the fruit gently cook over a medium-low heat for about 20 mins until soft.
Preheat oven to 200 C.
While the fruit cooks make the crumble layer by placing pecans in food processor until they form a flour. Tip into a bowl and mix in the oats.
Place coconut oil, date syrup, ginger and cinnamon in a saucepan and gently heat the mix until coconut oil melts and then pour into the oat mix and stir all together.
Once fruit has cooked place into the baking dish and spread crumble layer on top. Bake for 20 mins or until top turns golden brown and serve.
Zero Waste Tips
Get creative and use what fruit and nuts you have at home. Crumbles are great for using up fruit that is on the turn so utilise soft fruit and use in crumbles!
Pecans make this dish more expensive so feel free to switch out to cheaper nuts; almonds and walnuts work well and add a nice flavour.
Switch out date syrup for maple if you have that at home, or you could even replace the syrup with demerara sugar - adding some to both the fruit and the crumble to taste.