Mixed Berry Crumble
Lorraine Pascale shares her recipe for a healthier fruit crumble.
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This ticks all the boxes for a healthy dessert. The mixture of oats, almonds, berries, dates and cinnamon creates the perfect sustained energy-releasing treat that packs a hefty nutritional punch.
Ingredients
Serves 4-6
Filling
• 600g fresh berries
• 2 Medjool dates, pitted and very finely chopped
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground nutmeg
Crumble
• 180g porridge oats • 80g ground almonds
• 7 Medjool dates, pitted and very finely chopped
• 4 tbsp butter
• 3 tsp ground ginger
• Seeds of ½ a vanilla pod
Preparation method
Preheat the oven to 190°C (fan 170°C), 375°F, Gas Mark 5.
Put the filling ingredients into a pan over a low heat and cook for about 4 minutes or until the fruit just begins to soften. Tip the fruit into an ovenproof dish and set this aside.
Put the porridge oats, ground almonds, dates, butter, 2 teaspoons of the ground ginger and the vanilla seeds into a bowl and, using your fingertips, rub this gently together to just combine so everything is evenly mixed in. Tip the crumble topping over the fruit and then sprinkle over the remaining 1 teaspoon of ground ginger.
Pop into the oven and cook for about 25 minutes or until the crumble is just going golden brown. Once cooked, remove from the oven and leave to cool for a few minutes before serving.
