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Crumbles are believed to have begun as an economical alternative to pies during wartime when pastry was in short

supply. A crumble can either be sweet or savoury, although sweet varieties are usually favoured. They usually contain

stewed fruits and a basic crumble topping can be made from a combination of fl our, oats, butter and sweetener.

Crumbles are baked until the topping is crisp and changes in the topping make for a totally diff erent experience,

although the result is usually always delicious. The great thing about crumbles is that their variety is only limited

by your imagination. Try our delicious versions including: Peanut Butter & Apple Flan; Banana, Caramel & Miso

Crumble; Blackberry & Apple Crumble; Strawberry, Apple & Rhubarb Crumble Cake; Pear & Berry Granola Crumble;

Apple, Raspberry, Rhubarb & Macadamia Crumbe; and Rhubarb & Apple Deconstructed Crumble.

Banana, Caramel & Miso Crumble

Recipe / Meg Thompson

A delicious combination of caramel and banana with

a hit of salty, umami miso — what’s not to love?

Serves: 4–6

4–5 ripe bananas, peeled

& roughly chopped

Crumble

1 cup rolled oats

¼ cup chopped walnuts

or pecans

¼ cup butter, cold from

fridge & cubed

Pinch salt

¼ tsp nutmeg, freshly

grated if possible

Caramel Sauce

¼ cup coconut milk

1 tbsp nut butter

(any kind)

1 tbsp miso paste

¼ cup maple syrup

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Combine crumble ingredients in bowl and rub together

with fingers to distribute butter through oats and nuts.

Whisk together caramel sauce ingredients in small

saucepan and cook over low–medium heat for few mins

until slightly thickened.

Place bananas into ovenproof dish and pour over

caramel sauce.

Sprinkle over crumble mixture and bake for 25–30

mins, or until gooey.

Serve with natural yoghurt, coconut yoghurt or vanilla

ice cream, as desired.

Rhubarb & Apple

Deconstructed Crumble

Recipe / Meg Thompson

Each component of this is delicious in its own right, but combined they make

a force to be reckoned with. Plus, it makes a lovely protein and fibre-rich dessert.

If you’re lucky you might have some compote or crumble left to dress your

morning porridge with — yum!

Serves: 3–4

1 cup natural yoghurt

1 tsp maple syrup

½ tsp vanilla

Toppin g s

Cacao nibs

Rose petals

Mint

Coconut

Compote

3–4 stalks rhubarb,

leaves discarded

1 apple, cored

& diced

Rose water

3–4 cardamom pods

1 tbsp maple syrup

2 tbsp water

Crumble

40g pecans, roughly

chopped

40g almond meal

10g pepitas

20g pistachios

10g butter, cold from

fridge and cubed

1 tbsp sesame seeds

Combine yoghurt, maple syrup and

vanilla and place mixture into fridge

until needed.

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Slice rhubarb stalks into 5cm

pieces, and place in small saucepan

with the rest of compote ingredients.

Cook on low–medium heat until

fruit is softened and comes together

in pink blend.

Meanwhile, combine crumble

ingredients and rub together between

fingers to coat nuts and seeds in

butter. Mix well.

Place on lined baking tray and bake

for 10–12 mins.

Layer yoghurt mix, compote and

crumble in bowl or glass, and top with

desired toppings.

Enjoy immediately.

Banana, Caramel &

Miso Crumble

Healthy crumbles

Photography: Meg Thompson

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Crumbles are believedtohavebegunasaneconomicalalternativetopiesduringwartimewhenpastrywasinshort

supply. A crumblecaneitherbesweetorsavoury,althoughsweetvarietiesareusuallyfavoured.Theyusuallycontain

stewed fruitsanda basiccrumbletoppingcanbemadefroma combinationofflour,oats,butterandsweetener.

Crumbles arebakeduntilthetoppingiscrispandchangesinthetoppingmakefora totallydifferentexperience,

although theresultisusuallyalwaysdelicious.Thegreatthingaboutcrumblesisthattheirvarietyisonlylimited

by your imagination.Tryourdeliciousversionsincluding:PeanutButter&AppleFlan;Banana,Caramel&Miso

Crumble; Blackberry&AppleCrumble;Strawberry,Apple&RhubarbCrumbleCake;Pear&BerryGranolaCrumble;

Apple,Raspberry,Rhubarb&MacadamiaCrumbe;andRhubarb&AppleDeconstructedCrumble.

Banana, Caramel&MisoCrumble

Recipe/ MegThompson

A delicious combinationofcaramelandbananawith

a hit of salty, umamimiso—what’snottolove?

Serves:4–6

4–5 ripe bananas, peeled

& roughly chopped

Crumble

1 cup rolled oats

¼ cup chopped walnuts

or pecans

¼ cup butter, cold from

fridge & cubed

Pinch salt

¼tspnutmeg,freshly

gratedif possible

CaramelSauce

¼cupcoconutmilk

1 tbspnutbutter

(anykind)

1 tbspmisopaste

¼cupmaplesyrup

Preheat oven to 180°C.

Combine crumble ingredientsinbowlandrubtogether

withfingerstodistributebutterthroughoatsandnuts.

Whisktogethercaramelsauceingredientsinsmall

saucepanandcookoverlow–mediumheatforfewmins

untilslightlythickened.

Placebananasintoovenproofdishandpourover

caramelsauce.

Sprinkleovercrumblemixtureandbakefor25–30

mins,oruntilgooey.

Servewithnaturalyoghurt,coconutyoghurtorvanilla

icecream,asdesired.

Rhubarb&Apple

DeconstructedCrumble

Recipe/ MegThompson

Eachcomponentofthisis deliciousinitsownright,butcombinedtheymake

a forcetobereckonedwith.Plus,it makesa lovelyproteinandfibre-richdessert.

If you’reluckyyoumighthavesomecompoteorcrumblelefttodressyour

morningporridgewith—yum!

Serves:3–4

1 cup natural yoghurt

1 tsp maple syrup

½ tsp vanilla

Toppin g s

Cacao nibs

Rose petals

Mint

Coconut

Compote

3–4 stalks rhubarb,

leaves discarded

1 apple, cored

& diced

Rose water

3–4 cardamom pods

1 tbsp maple syrup

2 tbsp water

Crumble

40g pecans, roughly

chopped

40g almond meal

10g pepitas

20g pistachios

10g butter, cold from

fridge and cubed

1 tbsp sesame seeds

Combineyoghurt,maplesyrupand

vanillaandplacemixtureintofridge

untilneeded.

Preheatovento180°C.

Slicerhubarbstalksinto5cm

pieces,andplaceinsmallsaucepan

withtherestofcompoteingredients.

Cookonlow–mediumheatuntil

fruitis softenedandcomestogether

inpinkblend.

Meanwhile,combinecrumble

ingredientsandrubtogetherbetween

fingerstocoatnutsandseedsin

butter.Mixwell.

Placeonlinedbakingtrayandbake

for10–12mins.

Layeryoghurtmix,compoteand

crumbleinbowlorglass,andtopwith

desiredtoppings.

Enjoyimmediately.

Banana, Caramel &

Miso Crumble

Healthy crumbles

Photography: Meg Thompson

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