Apple & Plum Crumble
Serves 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Calories per portion: 185 Kcal
Fat per portion: 1g of which is saturated 0.2g
Suitable for vegetarians + freezing
Cook’s tip
For a crunchier topping, use jumbo rolled oats or ‘traditional’ style oats, which are larger than normal rolled oats.
Rather than make a traditional crumble mixture using flour, here oats are used as a topping. Oats are an excellent source of soluble fibre, which helps to reduce blood cholesterol levels, and as the energy from them is released slowly, you’ll feel full for longer.
450g (1lb) cooking apples, peeled, cored and sliced
450g (1lb) plums, stoned and quartered
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp cornflour
3 tbsp demerara sugar
3 tbsp jumbo oats
2–3 bursts olive oil spray
1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/375°F/Gas 5. Mix together the apple slices, plums, cinnamon, cornflour and 2 tablespoons of the demerara sugar. Tip the mixture into an ovenproof dish. Drizzle with 6 tablespoons of water.
2. Sprinkle the oats over the top and then the sprinkle with the remaining sugar. Spray 2–3 bursts of oil over the top of the oats. Bake in the centre of the oven for 20–30 minutes or until the topping is a light golden colour and the apples feel tender when pierced with a skewer. Serve with low fat natural yogurt.