Apple, Pear and Muscovado Crumble

A delightful dessert that combines the sweetness of apples and pears with the nutty crunch of hemp hearts. This crumble is perfect for a cozy evening treat.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups stewed apples & pears (= 3 medium sized granny smith apples & 2 medium sized pears. Thinly sliced to stew)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon muscovado sugar
• 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon or orange peel (optional)
• 1 cup rolled oats
• ½ cup almond flour or finely ground almonds
• ½ cup Hemp & Co Hemp Hearts
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted or coconut oil
• 3 tablespoons Original Hemp Seed Oil or extra virgin olive oil
  

Preparation:

1. In a large mixing bowl combine the apples, pears, muscovado & brown sugar, and lemon or orange zest. Toss well so all of the fruit is covered in sugar.
2. Spread the fruit into an even layer on the bottom of a 9-inch (20cm) ceramic or glass  baking dish. I used a round dish. 
3. In a medium mixing bowl combine rolled oats, almond flour, brown sugar, whole wheat flour, melted coconut or butter, and olive or hempseed oil. The mixture should be crumbly. Use a large spoon to sprinkle this mixture over the fruit.
4. Bake at 175 degrees Centigrade for 25 to 30 minutes, until the topping is browned and the fruit is soft. Serve warm with a small scoop of vanilla yogurt or ice cream.

Note:

I stewed the pears in their own juice on a very low heat first. With a slotted spoon I removed the stewed pears leaving their juice for the apples to stew in. This produced a moist but not overly liquidy stewed fruit mixture, perfect for the crumble.

Recipe inspired by The Culinary Institute of America

Cook Time 25 - 30 min.

Serves 12