Recipe
Spiced Pear & Ginger Crumble with Toasted Walnuts
A warm pear crumble with ginger and cinnamon, finished with a crisp oat and toasted-walnut topping - an easy, comforting dessert for six.
Ingredients
Method
20 mins prep35 mins cook55 mins total
Heat the oven to 180°C (fan 160°C). Toast the walnuts in a dry frying pan for 2-3 minutes, then roughly chop them.
Put the sliced pears in a baking dish and toss with 75g of the brown sugar, the ground ginger, cinnamon and cloves.
Rub the cold butter into the oats and the remaining 75g brown sugar until the mixture forms coarse crumbs, then fold through most of the toasted walnuts.
Scatter the crumble evenly over the pears and bake for 30-35 minutes, until the fruit is bubbling and the topping is golden.
Rest for 5 minutes, then scatter over the reserved walnuts and serve warm with ice cream, custard or whipped cream.
Notes
Toast the walnuts until lightly golden before adding them to the topping, then reserve a little to scatter over the crumble at the table.
About this recipe
Juicy pears are baked beneath a crisp, buttery topping flavoured with ginger, cinnamon and toasted walnuts. The fruit softens into a fragrant filling while the oats and nuts add plenty of contrast.
This is a simple oven dessert for sharing, with enough spice to feel warming without masking the pears. Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream, custard or softly whipped cream.
