APPLE, PEAR & WALNUT CRUMBLE

Apple, pear & walnut crumble image

Gary Rhodes's traditional fruit and nut pudding can be oven baked in an hour for a warming family treat

Provided by Gary Rhodes

Categories Dessert, Dinner, Lunch, Supper, Treat

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

500g apple , peeled, cored and cut into large chunks
finely grated zest 1 lemon , juice of ½
sprig rosemary (optional)
2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
500g pear , peeled, cored and cut into large chunks
custard or cream , to serve
100g pack walnut
175g granary or wholemeal flour (or plain white)
85g butter , diced
85g caster or light muscovado sugar

Steps:

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the chopped apples, lemon zest, rosemary, if using, and sugar in a saucepan. Add the lemon juice and cook for 3-4 mins. Tip in the pears and cook 2-3 mins more, until the fruits are just beginning to soften. Spoon the fruits and juices into a 1.7 litre pudding dish and flatten slightly.
For the crumble, finely chop half the walnuts in a food processor until reduced to the consistency of ground almonds. Add the flour, butter and sugar and continue to blitz to a coarse or fine crumble mix, whichever you prefer.
Roughly break the remaining walnuts with your fingers and stir into the crumble. Scatter the crumble mix on top of the fruits and bake for 20-25 mins until golden brown. Serve warm with cream or custard.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 686 calories, Fat 36 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 86 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 30 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 10 grams protein, Sodium 0.36 milligram of sodium