Description
Wholesome Simple Oat-Topped Apple & Pear Crumble brings together sweet seasonal fruits beneath a golden, crumbly oat layer. Warm spices and buttery notes create a comforting dessert that wraps you in pure autumn satisfaction.
Ingredients
Scale
Fruits:
- 2 large apples, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 2 large pears, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) lemon juice
Dry Ingredients:
- 1 cup (90 grams) rolled oats
- 1/2 cup (60 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup (70 grams) brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon (5 grams) cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 grams) nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon (1.25 grams) salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup (57 grams) cold unsalted butter, cubed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F (175C), creating an ideal environment for baking the fruit dessert.
- Slice apples and pears into uniform chunks, ensuring even cooking and balanced texture.
- Combine fruit pieces in a mixing bowl, thoroughly coating with sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and tangy lemon juice to enhance natural sweetness.
- Transfer seasoned fruit mixture into a greased 9-inch baking dish, spreading evenly to create a consistent base.
- In a separate bowl, blend rolled oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt to form the crumbly topping.
- Cut cold butter into small cubes and integrate into the dry ingredients using fingertips or a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse, uneven crumbs.
- Generously distribute the oat topping across the fruit layer, ensuring complete coverage for a crisp, golden finish.
- Place the assembled crumble in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes until the topping turns golden brown and fruit filling becomes bubbly and tender.
- Remove from oven and allow the dessert to rest for 10 minutes, helping the filling set and cool slightly.
- Serve warm, optionally accompanying with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a dollop of whipped cream for an extra indulgent touch.
Notes
- Choose ripe, firm apples and pears for the best texture and natural sweetness, avoiding overly soft or bruised fruits.
- Experiment with different apple varieties like Granny Smith for tartness or Honeycrisp for sweetness to customize flavor profiles.
- Cut fruits into uniform, bite-sized pieces to ensure even cooking and consistent texture throughout the crumble.
- Adjust sugar levels based on fruit ripeness and personal preference, using less sugar for sweeter fruits or more for tart varieties.
- Replace butter with coconut oil for a dairy-free version that maintains a rich, crispy topping texture.
- Enhance nutritional value by adding chopped nuts like almonds or walnuts to the oat topping for extra protein and crunch.
- Make the dessert gluten-free by substituting regular flour with almond flour or gluten-free oat flour.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg