40g butter
3 green apples, peeled, cored
and thickly sliced
2 fi rm pears, peeled, cored and
thickly sliced
500g rhubarb, cut into 5cm pieces
2 tbs honey
1 tsp ground ginger
tsp ground cinnamon
CRUMBLE TOPPING
cup buckwheat fl our
cup coconut sugar
2 tbs LSA
120g cold butter, diced
cup cooked, chilled buckwheat
cup rolled oats
cup slivered almonds
vanilla ice-cream or thick cream,
to serve (optional)
1 Melt the butter in a large heavy-based
frying pan over medium-high heat. Add
the apple and pear, and cook, stirring
frequently, for 2-3 minutes. Add the
rhubarb and cook for a further 2 minutes,
or until the fruit starts to soften but still
retains its shape. Stir in the honey, ginger
and cinnamon, and cook for 2 minutes or
until caramelised. Transfer the fruit and
any juices to an 8-cup capacity ovenproof
dish. Set aside for 10 minutes to cool.
2 Preheat the oven to 200°C.
3 While the fruit is cooling, make the
crumble topping by placing the fl our,
sugar, LSA and butter in a large bowl.
Using your fi ngertips, rub the butter into
the dry ingredients until the mixture
resembles breadcrumbs. Add the cooked
buckwheat, oats and almonds, and
continue rubbing until small clumps form.
Scatter the crumble over the fruit and
bake for 30 minutes or until golden.
Serve with ice-cream or cream, if desired.
Tip Fruit crumble is the ultimate
winter dessert and a perfect way to
showcase the season’s best fruits.
BUCKWHEAT AND WINTER FRUIT CRUMBLE
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