PEAR CRUMBLE

This is an easy, no fuss, winter crowd pleaser. Serve with custard or icecream for the perfect cold weather dessert. Try mixing it up with different fruits like peaches or apples.

INGREDIENTS:

• 3 cans of tinned pears

• a handleful of frozen blueberries

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• ▢Pinch of ground nutmeg

METHOD:

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).

• ▢Pinch of salt

• 150g flour

• 75g butter

• 75g sugar

2. Take a baking dish and arrange the drained pears and blueberries evenly at the bottom.

3. In a mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour, granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Mix well.

4. Add the cold, cubed butter to the dry ingredients. Using your fingers, rub the butter into the mixture until it resembles coarse crumbs.

5. Sprinkle the crumble mixture evenly over the tinned pears in the baking dish.

6. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake for about 25-30 minutes, or until the crumble topping is golden brown and the pears are bubbling.

7. Once baked, remove from the oven and let it cool for a few minutes.

8. Serve the pear crumble warm, with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or custard if desired.