Apple and Pear Crumble
This apple and pear crumble is the dessert to get you ready to head into autumn. No only because the pear is season, but also because apple and pear make the perfect pair for a crumble! What’s also perfect about this crumble is that this simplified recipe is handy to make when you want it quick and easy. This is because the crumble and stewed apples and pears are assembled in the bowl. They are then topped with coconut yoghurt which brings some lightness to this spiced treat.
Serves 2-3
Cooking time: 25 mins
Ingredients
2 small apples
2 small pears
1 tbsp unrefined cane sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/3 tsp nutmeg
Crumble topping
1/2 cup plain flour
1/2 cup oats
1/4 cup unrefined cane sugar
1.5 tbsp London Bruncher almond and espresso butter
1 tbsp solid coconut oil
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Coconut yoghurt to serve
To make the crumble add the almond butter and coconut oil to the dry ingredients. Massage the mix until it becomes a crumbly texture, not to chunky or too loose.
Place the crumble on a baking tray and bake in oven on 200ºC for 15-20 mins, mixing around half way through.
Peel and chop the pear and apple into small cubes (1 inch). In a small pan slightly caramelise the sugar on medium to high heat and when it become slightly run, add the apples and pears coating them thoroughly with the caramelised sugar. Add the cinnamon and nutmeg and stir through and then place lid on the pan and let it cook down on low to medium heat, stirring intermittently. They should have softened but still have a shape after 10 mins.
To serve add the fruit filling to the bowl and top with the browned crumble. Finally serve with a dollop of coconut yoghurt.
Cheryl Telfer is a multi-discipline creative, wellness advocate and currently is training to be a certified holistic nutritionist.
At the beginning of 2020, Cheryl left a career in the broadcast media and advertising industry to focus on sharing her knowledge and passion for holistic health and nutrition with the world. She has since hosted free nutrition talks and corporate workshops to share some invaluable insights into how the holistic approach to nutrition can benefit us all. She also creates wellness content and shares nutritious recipes on social media, as well as writing content for the Wellnotes newsletter.
Having experienced issues with her health due to a chronic genetic condition called Sickle Cell Anaemia, Cheryl decided to become more responsible for her health and wellbeing on a day-to-day basis. Public healthcare helped her survive, but it's self-care that has helped her thrive!
She is a proponent for the idea that food is medicine, as traditional practices like Ayurveda, Chinese medicine (TCM) and herbalism has benefited people, modern and indigenous, and the scientific research around this is growing. She also believes there is a place for western medicine in the equation. The holistic approach is about tuning into our bodies and finding balance. That might mean taking the necessary medication, as well as eating a nourishing diet right for your personal needs.