Seasonal Recipes

Best-ever Fruit Crumble

Fruit season is in full swing. And while nothing beats biting into a big juicy fig, apricot or plum, the tempting combination of cooked fruit and crumbly oat topping is hard to pass up. Having tried many a-recipe, I have come upon the all-time best crumble recipe ever. I have adapted it from The Millennium Cookbook, authored by the creative minds behind the fabulous-looking Millennium Restaurant in California and share it with you here. There are a couple of extra steps compared to your basic old fruit crumble, but the results are well worth it. And yes, your saw correctly, there is not sugar or butter in it!

Fruit Crumble

2 cups rolled oats
2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/3 cup maple syrup

8 cups berries or cubed seasonal fruit
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/4 cup maple syrup
One 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and minced
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 Tbsp arrowroot powder

Preheat over to 350. Combine oats, cinnamon and sea salt and mix to combine, then add maple syrup. Spread oats on parchment-paper lined cookie sheet and toast for 10 minutes. Let cool.

In a large bowl, combine fruit and berries. Add cinnamon, nutmeg, maple syrup, ginger and lemon juice and mix to combine. In a blender, combine one third of the fruit with the arrowroot powder and puree until smooth. Return the puree to the bowl and mix to combine.

Pour the fruit mixture into a 9x9 inch baking dish and bake for about 35 minutes, or until the mixture begins to bubble and thicken. Remove from oven, top with toasted oats and bake for a further 5 minutes.

Remove from oven and let cool slightly before serving.

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