| Portions |
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| 6 |
Ingredients
For the fruit
- 3 baking apples, such as MacIntosh or Ginger Golds
- 2–3 ripe pears
- ½ orange, zested, optional
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon Pie Spice Blend
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
For the crumble
- 1 cup all-purpose or whole wheat flour
- ½ cup rolled oats
- ¼ cup chopped nuts, optional
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon Pie Spice Blend
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, room temperature
- Ice cream, for serving
Directions
- Heat your oven to 400ºF.
- Peel the apples and pears and cut into thin slices. Add to a medium bowl along with the orange zest (if using), brown sugar, Pie Spice Blend, and vanilla. Transfer the fruit mixture to a pie plate or casserole dish and set aside.
- In the same bowl, make the crumble by combining the flour, oats, nuts (if using), brown sugar, Pie Spice Blend, and salt. Add in the butter and, using your fingers or a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. Grab about half of the mixture in your hands and squish it together so that it holds a loose ball then break large chunks over the fruit. Scatter the remaining loose crumble mixture overtop. This 2-step process isn’t totally necessary, but it gives your crumble some extra texture.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until the fruit is juicy and bubbly and the crumble topping is golden brown.
- Allow the crumble to cool slightly before serving with ice cream.