Pear Crumble with Walnut Oat Topping

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Pear Crumble with Walnut Oat Topping

Pear Crumble with Walnut Oat Topping and a hint of cinnamon, a celebration of seasonal fruit in a dessert that ticks all the boxes. The topping has a wonderful crunch, while the pears are juicy and bursting with Harvest flavours. It's an easy family-friendly dessert that shows why homemade baking is the best!

Prep Time30

Cook Time40

Total Time1 10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: International

Servings: servings

Calories: 456kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

6 pears
150 g butter ( ½ cup + 2 tbsp)
150 g granulated sugar (¾ cup)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
100 g walnuts ( 1 cup)
50 g oats ( ½ cup)
45 g light brown sugar ( 3 tbsp)
100 g plain flour (¾ cup)

Metric - US Customary

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius (375 Fahrenheit).
In a large mixing bowl, add the flour and cold butter cut into cubes, and use your fingertips to rub the flour and butter together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
Add the granulated sugar, oats and walnuts chopped roughly and mix well to combine.
Set aside or refrigerate while you get on with the pears.
Peel, core and chop the pears into cubes.
Add the ground cinnamon and light brown sugar, and mix well to combine.
Butter an ovenproof dish ( mine is 28 x 22 x 7 cm / 11 x 8 ½ x 3 inches), add the pears into an even layer, and top with the walnut mixture.
Bake for 40 minutes or until the topping is golden.

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Notes

Make sure the butter you use is cold straight from the fridge, it will help with a crispier topping. You can refrigerate the topping while you get the apples ready, just so the butter can stay cool.
Do not add the walnuts to the pear mixture, as they tend to get pretty soft, whereas if you add them to the topping, they toast nicely and get a lovely crunch that takes the pear crisp to the next level.
You can mix the pears with any other season fruit you have around, at this time of the year apples, plums, blackberries, blueberries are in season, and they make a great combo.

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