Rhubarb & Pear Crumble
If you love crumble desserts, then this healthy recipe keeps the fat and sugar down to a minimum, without compromising on flavour or texture. Made with sugary pears, tangy rhubarb and cinnamon, the flavours combine to make this quintessential English pudding delicious.
Rhubarb & Pear Crumble
If you do not like rhubarb then you could try it with apples and mixed berries instead.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 900g rhubarb, cut into 5cm pieces
- 300g pears, peeled, cored and sliced
- Juice of 1 orange, plus 1 tsp finely grated zest
- 6 tbsp artificial sweetener
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
For the topping:
- 30g low-fat spread
- 2 tbsp artificial sweetener
- 60g plain flour
Method
Method
- Preheat your oven to 180°C/160°C Fan/Gas 4.
- Make the topping by placing the low-fat spread, sweetener and flour in a bowl and rubbing together with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
- Place the rhubarb in a medium-size pie or glass dish.
- Add the pear slices, orange juice and zest, and toss together to combine.
- Sprinkle over the sweetener and cinnamon, and cook in the oven for 10 – 15 minutes.
- Remove the fruit from the oven.
- Sprinkle over the topping and cook for a further 10 – 12 minutes, or until lightly golden.
- Allow to cool slightly before serving.
- You can serve it with a dollop of low-fat, ready-made custard and you can serve it warm or cold.
Serves: 4