Name: Pear and feijoa almond nut crumble
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 5 pears, cored and diced; 1/4 cup sliced dried feijoas or 3 fresh feijoas, peeled and sliced; 1 tsp cinnamon; 2 tbsp sugar; 1/4 cup water; 1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 Tbsp cold water; 3/4 cup ground almonds; 1/4 cup flour; 1/2 cup coconut sugar; 80 g butter; 1/4 cup flaked almonds; Thickened cream and honey, to serve

Pear and feijoa almond nut crumble

Combining the very best of sweet, tangy and crunchy, this pear and feijoa crumble is a star. Cooked until golden and served with cream and a drizzle of honey, it's an autumn dish that is too good to pass up!

Serves 6

Prep

25M

Cook

25M

Total

50M

Ingredients

5 pears, cored and diced

1/4 cup sliced dried feijoas or 3 fresh feijoas, peeled and sliced

1 tsp cinnamon

2 tbsp sugar

1/4 cup water

1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 Tbsp cold water

3/4 cup ground almonds

1/4 cup flour

1/2 cup coconut sugar

80 g butter

1/4 cup flaked almonds

Thickened cream and honey, to serve

Method

1.Preheat the oven to 185°C. Place diced pear in a medium saucepan with the feijoa, cinnamon, sugar and water and simmer for 4-5 minutes until pear is tender. Stir cornflour mixture into pear mixture. Simmer for a further 2 minutes until glossy and saucy. Transfer to an ovenproof serving dish.

2.In a large bowl, combine the ground almonds, flour and coconut sugar, then add the butter and mix together with your fingertips until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Mix in the flaked almonds.

3.Sprinkle crumble over the pear mixture and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden and bubbling. Serve with thickened cream and a drizzle of honey.

Jo Wilcox